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". . . If Huey does lose - does he step down? . . ."

Chavez has enough control over the electoral rolls, he has a lot of his activists registered twice, and other means at his disposal to fix the election. I only rate Rosales's chances at about 45% to win right now. So I don't think we will see Chavez face a "loss" as the votes are counted. The real question will be "does Chavez get to do it in the dark?" I'm thinking the most the Rosales campaign can accomplish is to put the lie to Chavez's "popularity," which will change everything and eventually lead to his removal by the Venezuelan Army, who will have international support next time if Chavez is taken out in a coup when everyone abroad recognizes that he is "illegitimate," unlike the last time, when a lot of international opinion opposed his removal given that the weight of opinion was that he had won a fair election.

I think that's the most Rosales can realistically accomplish, shining the light of day on Chavez.