Recent social media discussions have questioned whether President Donald Trump could cancel the midterm election, but the Constitution grants no such authority to the President. The United States conducts highly decentralized elections, with each state responsible for administering its own process.

The right doesn’t need unity, only purpose. The right puts victory first and solutions later. The left wants consensus on every issue before getting elected. Compromise is still possible within the party, but compromise between the left and right is harder to achieve as they drift further apart.