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What Happens if Trump Refuses to Concede?
You presumably saw him say he might not. He hinted that unflattering articles in The New York Times amounted, in his mind, to “rigging” the election:
What I’ve seen — what I’ve seen is so bad. First of all, the media is so dishonest and so corrupt, and the pile-on is so amazing. The New York Times actually wrote an article about it, but they don’t even care. It’s so dishonest. And they’ve poisoned the mind of the voters.
Anyone left who still thinks this man’s playing with a full deck? If so, a question for you. What will you do if Trump refuses to concede?
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Well, I do know that when conservatives hold mass rallies (e.g. Tea Party), they leave the grounds cleaner than when they showed up.
Whereas when liberals hold rallies (e.g. Occupy Wall Street), conditions are unsanitary, and they have to set up “Rape-free zone” tents to keep the women safe.
I disagree with your disagreement. I thought he was obnoxious and narcissistic, very much in character. I’m making my way through the posts, but it’s also possible that the most ardent supporters will create havoc. I wouldn’t put it past them.
I find you naivete amusing. The debate are held so that the GOP candidate can say something to be taken out of context to be used against them by the MSM. Basically it is a way for the Democrats to play gotcha and sink the GOP candidate.
Not at all. After Florida certified the results and declared for Bush, Gore refused to concede. A Florida state court refused to hear his appeal, the Florida Supreme Court overturned their refusal and started to count the ballots. The matter, as you doubtless recall, went before the Supreme Court which decided 7-2 that the Florida Supreme Court could not legally order a recount, and 5-4 that the previously certified results of the Florida recount would be accepted.
The day after the Court decision, Gore reluctantly conceded. Not after the recount.
That would be wrong. After every recount that still showed him losing he went back to court. Only after it went all the way to the Supreme Court did he give up.
But to do that, you first have to be within the margin of fraud. If you lose by 5%, fraud won’t explain that away.
This needs to be permanently pinned to the top of the member feed.
You are aware of the evidence that the “havoc” at Trump rallies has come from Democrat-paid plants and operatives, not from “the most ardent” Trump supporters?
Help! How do I get out of this? I have no idea is the answer to your question. I couldn’t even answer that question with actual English grammer, much less this made up nonsense.
If at first you don’t secede, try try again.
What happened when Gore refused to concede?
Maybe up nonsense makes it easier.
He could also have said, if I win, I’ll celebrate; if I lose I’ll concede. End of story. And we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
Yes we would. Trump’s ability to change the conversation in the media has been vastly overrated.
I will say that he is very good at playing into their hands.
I meant after the Supreme Court ruling. My bad.
Pleased to meet you. I am the First Duke of Wellington.
Yes, I am aware that some of that comes from the Democrats, I have no doubt. But it’s also possible that some of it came from some nasty Republicans. We do have some of those. And for those who see Trump’s loss as a final betrayal, who knows what they might do?
Oh, they will keep the elections. There is an entertainment value and the plebs need their circuses and delusions. Plus there is money to be made from the rubes. But they will increasingly become shams. Like this one. Not 100% certain but lets be honest, nobody that pays any attention to this stuff have had any doubts who was going to win. The prediction markets have shown that. So has the stock market. So we will continue to have a show that is called an election for forms sake but in reality that stuff will all be decided in back rooms by people that believe they are better than the rest of us. Sadly we will let them.
If Trump refuses to concede, it will be because the Democrats have stolen the election. In that case, Trump will be joined by his millions of supporters to echo that message. Where it goes from there? Who knows.
There is a huge difference between putting up a legal challenged to the results of an election based on the laws of the state in question and a broad based attack on the entire electoral process.
The MSM feels it is important to support the government which from their point is to support the candidate the Democrats tell them to support.
Sadly, for Trump to go out like Rocky Sullivan and alienate his truest fans he would have to give a gracious speech congratulating President-elect Clinton and her supporters, accepting the decision of the voters and promising support in those areas where they agree (troublingly many).
The question was a hypothetical, therefore there is no right answer or wrong answer. Mr. Wallace had some very good questions last night unfortunately the weakest of his questions has garnered the most attention.
Mr. Trump is not the first candidate to succumb to feeling obligated to answering a question that is based upon something that may or may not happen in the future. His response to Mr. Wallace should have been; Let’s discuss the last eight years of the Obama administration and the role Hillary Clinton played in that administration. Perhaps a giant meteor will crash into the earth on election eve Mr. Wallace, making this question as meaningless on that day, as it is tonight.
A better question is what if Trump wins the election? That will cause a paradigm shift in a few folks.
October 20th, 2016
Clinton and Trump were tied yesterday at 42% apiece in the Rasmussen Tracking Poll. Clinton held a seven-point lead at the beginning of last week just after the airing of an 11-year old video showing Trump making graphic sexual remarks, but she began losing ground after the second presidential debate. The lead has been shifting back and forth since late last week.
October 20th 2016
LA Times Tracking Poll -Trump 44.4, Clinton 43.8
October 20th, 2016
IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll – Trump 41, Clinton 40 (most accurate tracking poll of 2012 cycle)
So true. Are you implying that someone called for a broad based attack on the entire electoral process? Well, then you’ve been watching the O’Keefe videos!
Oh wait, you meant Trump’s supporters. Not a shred of evidence to support your insinuation, but don’t let that stop you. Trump supporters! QED!
I’m not talking about Trump supporters, I’m talking about Trump. Stop conflating the two for straw man purpoess.
If we have good evidence of widespread electoral fraud that would change the outcome of an election then I would absolutely support a legal challenge through proper court procedures. That’s not what Trump is doing – he’s saying “The press is biased therefore the election is rigged.” The only possible purpose of such a comment is to stoke anger and delegitimize the electoral process so that he can reap post loss benefits.
And this just dropped into my mailbox just after I posted above:
“The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online White House Watch survey finds Trump with 43% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Clinton’s 40%. Six percent (6%) still prefer Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, and three percent (3%) favor Green Party nominee Jill Stein. Another three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.”
After the conservatives hold a mass rally like the Tea Party they are targeted by various government agencies for special attention till they give up their cause.
After the liberals hold a rally like BLM they are given jobs in campaigns and government while the organizations they represent are given concessions and support of various government programs.
Maybe election results should be challenged. especially when they “find” votes for Democrats in the trunk of a car or keep polling places in Democrat run cites open past midnight on Election Day.
I’m sure there are quite a few university math classrooms where that would be accepted as an answer.
And the mixing of allusions continues…