House of Cards Election 2016 [S2 Spoilers]

[The Other Castro]

Underwood efficiently carries out the role of President in a kind of LBJ-esque "treatment" method but more threatening. Approval ratings are low at first but increase as the country heals.

In the 2014 midterms, Democrats lose a moderate number of seats in the House but retain their majority and Sharp keeps her job as Majority Whip.

Underwood might appoint a new character for VP but if it's an existing character, I'll say probably Senator Holburn or Majority Leader Womack (because of either loyalty or making history with a black VP). I'm assuming Speaker Birch would rather be Speaker than VP, so that's why it won't be him.

In 2016, Underwood gets minor primary challenges but easily brushes them off. The GOP candidate probably be some new character (governor, maybe senator of some swing state). Underwood plays dirty on the campaign trail and wins by an electoral and popular vote landslide on Election Day.

[The Other Castro]

He had a little eye twitch at the end but they said that was just a mistake. They also said the first episode deals with the investigation of his death, so yeah he's definitely dead.