Oh, I think we will. It’s too ingrained in our political tradition not to.
But it will be dysfunctional, chaotic, put tens of millions at risk of Covid infection; foreign interference of unknown nature can be expected based on past trends; and unless it’s a landslide in either candidate’s favor (and even if it is), then there is going to be significant doubt about the legitimacy of its outcome.
If Trump loses, is he going to go quietly? Based on everything he’s said and done to date, including whining about an election he *won*: doubtful.
Our democracy is in peril like never before, and the man in the Oval and the virus that has been his Achilles heel are the two biggest reasons why.