The Republicans new mantra about us not being a democracy is clearly laying the ground work for the idea that if he can get the presidency via illegal maneuvering instead of winning the electoral vote he should be president.
They are seeking another way to get a president, including legal maneuvering instead of votes.
They want a ruler not a leader, a Putin style government.
They have only been able to win the national popular vote one single time since the 1980s. So they have given up trying to convince majority/plurality of American voters that their ideas are superior to the opposition's. So naturally they are planning schemes to ensure the tyranny of the minority.