Posted on 10/20/2016 7:49:06 AM PDT by TheRef
Donald Trump was asked to accept the election results no matter what happens in the media or at the ballot boxes around the country. Trump refused, saying that he would wait to see what happens before he accepts the election results.
The liberal media has reacted with outrage, making this answer the primary story coming out of the debate. While one might assume this is a bad thing for Trump, that person would be wrong.
The unfounded allegations of women claiming Trump sexually mistreated them have consumed the liberal media discussion for more than a week. Trump needs a new discussion in the liberal media. By making this statement on election acceptance, Trump not only changed the subject, but shaped their discussion in such a way that corruption ends up as the primary focus. Genius?
When someone considers whether Trump should accept the election results, he or she will automatically ask why he might refuse. One can't think about this and not ask that question; it just jumps out. The answer? Corruption. Issue selection represents the most important objective for any politician, and Trump made corruption the main focus through this answer.
If you doubt this, just watch the media drop the discussion of election acceptance after a day of receiving emails from their viewers. They won't like the questions the subject raises.
Consider for a moment what the media would have done if Trump gave the opposite answer, that he would accept the results no matter what. They would have praised Trump for that answer, stating that while the battle has been bruising, everything will be okay in the end. Translation: we can do whatever we want, lie, distort, ignore the festering corruption of Hillary Clinton, and Trump won't do anything about it.
While the weak establishment Republicans would have praised Trump for this answer because it gives them what they most crave, love from the liberal media, it would have been a strategic disaster for Trump's campaign. It would have given the media license to ignore Wikileaks and Project Veritas more than they already have.
This answer would have been an abandonment of his base and Trump needs his base to be passionate and motivated. By giving the answer Trump gave, he is in harmony with his vocal base and he keeps the pressure on the media to talk about their own corruption.
In fact, Trump not only turned a spotlight on those daily developing stories, but he riveted that spotlight in place. The statement that Trump made is so unique and provocative, that to ignore the corruption causes a little anxiety to develop out of frustration that we are not dealing with what really matters. The media just doesn't get it. They got Trumped.
Remember also, the liberal media will never discuss Donald Trump in a favorable light. The best he can hope for is to force them to talk about a subject that leads viewers to ask questions that potentially help him. He achieves this objective by withholding acceptance of an election that hasn't happened yet.
What questions might viewers of CNN ask when hearing this discussion?
Why might Trump reject that election results?
Would he have any good reason to reject the election results?
Okay, so the only reason to reject election results would be if someone cheated. Did someone cheat in this election?
There you have it, a viewer of liberal media news asking the very questions that will make them open to considering the corruption question. When they become open to the subject, they will Google it. When they Google it, they begin to see information Clinton and the liberal media are trying to cover up. Just watch Google Trends over the coming days. That's a Trump score.
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To agree, in advance, to accept the election results without condition is to sanction and sanitize fraud. The left has signaled its intention to steal the election and dares anyone to stop them.
The media is obsessed with consolidating all power at the top with their guy/gal pulling all the levers. Globalist Corporations are way OK with that agenda and are fully on board. The media HATES the concept of a republic and diffused state power.
quite right — Gore did not accept the outcome of the election until he had persued every opportunity to change it.
Also, Al Franken did not accept the outcome of the election until “every vote was counted”, and he managed to find enough felon votes to squeak out a victory.
Trump hates to be boxed in and that’s what they were trying to do. I would simply have given a non-answer answer such as “I will fight to the end”.
Thanks! There’s a bunch more where that came from, check out http://politicalref.com
TRUMP’S white-white shirt TRUMPED Hillary’s off-white
pantsuit.
HILLARY’S whole existence hinges on this AMBITION of hers
to RULE the little people (us or U.S.). If she is not
handed what she wants, she will pitch a fit.
TRUMP does not NEED this aggravation. I think he is doing it
out of true concern for this country. (He does not NEED
money and power as he ALREADY has it.)
If they asked, "No matter what. Regardless of fire, flood, or famine. Regardless if the doc butchers a patient and gets sued out of existence for malpractice. Regardless if you or your family have a serious injury, debilitating sickness, or a flat tire. You hereby GUARANTEE that you'll be here for your 9:15am appointment on April 4th. And, please arrive 15 minutes early for paperwork."
I'd take the Trump route, too. Because that's exactly what was being asked of him. All the conditions - no matter how unreasonable - were simply unstated.
Yes, for the first time ever, a candidate has promised to challenge election fraud. He does a lot of firsts. You might even call him the change candidate.
Bill Clinton’s victims come forward- they throw similar accusations at Trump. Trump claims Democrat fraud- they will manufacture ‘instances’ of Republican fraud.
That is certainly what we will see. Which is fine- if we have honest investigators, judges, and media.
Nope they dug out another lady from 1998 today. She will be the story tomorrow Hombre!-)
Swipe your card at the local WallyWorld and the machine asks;
"Is $87.56 OK?"
How would I know, I haven't shopped with a calculator since the '70's !
and if you hit "no", you start all over again.
I personally think that stupid statement was bought and paid for by the democrat regime to subliminally condition people to just say "yes" just because it seems legal and you really have to do it anyway.
BTW ... in my area, because I've been playing this game with clerks for abour four years .... the stupid question is disappearing.
Yeah, I just read that. Supposedly eighteen years ago he grabbed her arm and “touched her right breast,” and that was it. I am guessing it wasn’t incidental contact, although from the description that wasn’t clear. Somehow I don’t think this story goes anywhere. Literally anyone could make these claims. Some kind of evidence really is essential.
I cant understand why Illary always dresses like Mao. Oh, yeah, to hide the Depends.
CNN.com headline reads:
I’ll accept the results ‘if I win’
‘if I win’ in quotes.
Trump said no such thing.
On top of that, he has lost billions, and if Hillary gets in, they will destroy his ability to build and do what he loves with his business world wide. Someone noted that he has seemed to truly be finding his faith, and he does truly need it.
God bless him for knowing he would be facing a meat grinder, and going into it for us anyway.
They were going to be outraged, it was just a matter of selecting the reason.
They were going to be outraged, it was just a matter of selecting the reason.
Yeah I rode the NYC subway for many years so I wonder how many charges like that could be made against me?-)
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