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“That’s horrifying.” ... “That is not the way our democracy works. It’s been around 240 years. We’ve had free and fair elections; we’ve accepted the outcomes when we may not have liked them and that is what must be expected of anyone standing on a debate stage during a general election.” ... “And let’s be clear about what he is saying and what that means. He is denigrating — he’s talking down our democracy. And I for one am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind of position.” — Hillary Clinton, Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye0Xblp_Nb0&feature=youtu.be
(final debate via CBS, beginning at 1:07:18)

(not quite correct transcription here - but it’s close enough for a quick source for the text)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/26/flashback-clinton-said-not-accepting-election-results-was-horrifying-video/

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Trump’s comment demonstrated “contempt for the sanctity of our elections. With his ‘wait and see’ position, he disrespects the voice and votes of the American people.”

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called Trump’s comments “horrifying” and demanded that he “immediately reverse course and state that he will accept the results of our free and fair elections.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/19/trump-wont-commit-to-accepting-election-results.html
(includes clip of the initial question and their responses from FOX coverage of the debate)

The president, campaigning in Miami for Hillary Clinton and Senate candidate Chris Murphy, said that “when you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people’s minds about the legitimacy of our elections, that undermines our democracy.” ... “Then you are doing the work of our adversaries for them,” Obama argued. “Because our democracy depends on people knowing their vote matters.” (October 20, 2016)

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-trump-election-results-2016-10

“Donald Trump refused to say that he’d respect the results of this election. That’s a direct threat to our democracy.” — 10:53 AM - 24 Oct 2016 (Hillary Clinton tweet)

That’s horrifying.” ... “That is not the way our democracy works. It’s been around 240 years. We’ve had free and fair elections; we’ve accepted the outcomes when we may not have liked them and that is what must be expected of anyone standing on a debate stage during a general election.” ... “And let’s be clear about what he is saying and what that means. He is denigrating — he’s talking down our democracy. And I for one am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind of position.” — Hillary Clinton, Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016

When her smugness believed she was up by 50 points and would walk away with the election.