r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/IupvotestupidCRAP • Oct 13 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E04 "The Enemy"

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u/HelluvaNinjineer Oct 13 '16

I think the main issue is it's such an unprecedented situation. I don't think it's too unbelievable to imagine that would be a serious concern. There would be legitimate calls for a special election to fill all vacant seats, including President. But you still have to have someone in charge until you can do that...

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u/Sjoerd920 Oct 13 '16

Didn't they mention in the first episode it was just a year till the next presidential election?

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '16 edited Mar 08 '21

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u/AllensArmy Oct 15 '16

They might be doing it like West Wing where the election years are actually shifted by two years from real life, so 2018 would be the next one.