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« on: July 29, 2016, 12:35:27 AM »

I'm guessing there's a strong chance that he refuses to concede even if he loses decisively.  Or maybe he'll concede, but then un-concede a few days later based on some crackpot theory about the election being stolen.  I mean, he seems to believe whatever conspiracy theories his Twitter followers tell him about.

Seriously?

Trump will respect the political process in the unlikely event that Untrustworthy Lyin' Crooked Hillary wins the election.

Sure, if by "respect the political process" you mean "inciting violence and sedition".

The look on his face when he gets perp walked on sedition charges will be priceless though. I just hope Clinton doesn't let him off (the way Obama let off the Bush administration crooks) out of fear for what his Trumpshirt followers will do.
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2016, 01:05:00 AM »

I'm guessing there's a strong chance that he refuses to concede even if he loses decisively.  Or maybe he'll concede, but then un-concede a few days later based on some crackpot theory about the election being stolen.  I mean, he seems to believe whatever conspiracy theories his Twitter followers tell him about.

Seriously?

Trump will respect the political process in the unlikely event that Untrustworthy Lyin' Crooked Hillary wins the election.

Sure, if by "respect the political process" you mean "inciting violence and sedition".

The look on his face when he gets perp walked on sedition charges will be priceless though. I just hope Clinton doesn't let him off (the way Obama let off the Bush administration crooks) out of fear for what his Trumpshirt followers will do.
Name one primary that Trump lost that he didn't concede immediately, including Iowa.

Trump may have raised a stink that Cruz won it by lying about Ben Carson (mainly to score political points in future primaries/caucuses), but he certainly didn't deny reality.

And unlike a certain other candidate, he had no problem facing/answering questions from the press in the days after the losses.

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He's probably going to try to incite a coup or revolution; he'll concede gracefully after the Sun freezes over.
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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2016, 12:53:00 AM »

What are the implications if Trump loses, openly refuses to concede, and calls the elections rigged?

Assuming that it isn't a Bush v. Gore type situation, and Clinton's victory is pretty unambiguous...

The first thing that would happen is that Republican elites (including many who were strongly advocating for him in the campaign) would turn on him, blame him for losing a winnable election, and call him an idiot for not conceding.  But the more interesting question is what do conservative media rabble rousers like Limbaugh and Hannity do?  Do they go all in supporting Trump's claims of fraud, or do they turn on him and blame him for losing because he wasn't a "real conservative"?


I look forward with eager anticipation to the prospect of Trump, Rush, Hannity, et al. being arrested and legitimately and fairly charged with sedition and treason.
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