Posted on 10/20/2016 9:17:11 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Donald Trump's stunning refusal to say whether he will accept the outcome of the presidential election has created chasms in an already fractured Republican Party.
When asked during Wednesday's final presidential debate whether he would accept the results of an election that he has repeatedly claimed is "rigged," Trump replied that he would "keep you in suspense."
"I will look at it at the time. I'm not looking at anything now. I'll look at it at the time," Trump told moderator Fox News' Chris Wallace.
Related: Election Officials Say 'Rigged' Election Unlikely
If Trump loses and doesn't concede, it would break from an American tradition dating back to the Civil War — and some Republicans have been swift to condemn him for it.
Trump "saying that he might not accept election results is beyond the pale," Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted Wednesday.
.@realDonaldTrump saying that he might not accept election results is beyond the pale — Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) October 20, 2016 South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said in a statement that he, like most Americans, has "confidence in our democracy and election system."
"During this debate Mr. Trump is doing the party and country a great disservice by continuing to suggest the outcome of this election is out of his hands and 'rigged' against him. If he loses, it will not be because the system is "rigged" but because he failed as a candidate." Graham said.
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The GOP is dead. DEAD.
Ironic. Given the fact that so many of these RINO SOBs refuse to accept the results of the republican primaries.
AlGore still hasn’t accepted the results. Losing in court is not ‘accepting’ the results.
So let’s get this straight ...
The GOP stooges took an oath during the primary that they would support the winner, most of them broke that oath.
Now, Trump was asked (and Hillary wasn’t) whether he would accept an outcome without question. Trump said we’ll see. He was smart, he didn’t give his word casually, he knows there could be massive fraud, and enough to sway this election.
The GOP is finished, I will never vote for another one after this election until it’s for Trump’s second term.
I am sooooo sick of this from these bozos.
There is no longer a reason that ANYONE should be registered Republican after Nov 8th.
Time to let the party wither on the vine as We the People, led by President Trump, to forge ahead writing a new chapter in America’s history.
...GOP Slams Trump: Not Accepting Election Results Would Be ‘Beyond the Pale....
Are they speaking of the very pale Al Gore?
The GOPe can go and pound sand!!! This is NOT their show, this is Donald Trump and the DEPLORABLES.
The Flake and Miss Lindsey, that figures. Why bother posting their worthless opinions on anything.
has anyone done a search of linda or flake on wikileaks?
They probably would do that.
SMH.
These Flake types are like a jilted girlfriend, there isn’t anything they won’t carp over.
Keep yapping you freakin idiots, and keep reminding people how and why we are where we are - damn are they pathetic liars.
NBC is in overdrive after Hillary’s debate face-plant last night.
there is no gop....if the gop remains, its fully held up by hidden corporate boosters who need it as a convenient punching bag for their rats....and, sadly, the gop will comply...
Flashback:
Gore Refuses to Concede Election, Demands Recount ‘to Ensure All the Votes Are Counted’
https://news.grabien.com/story-flashback-gore-refuses-concede-election-demands-recount-ensu
Gore didn’t concede until December. And, actually after that he and all the dems said that Gore won the race. Just last week Hillary said that Bush was selected not elected. This crap will never end. Why do we even post this crap.
If the system is corrupt and rigged (it definitely is), then how much sense does it make to pretend it is not?
What Does Refusing to Accept Election Results Look Like?
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/10/20/what-does-refusing-to-accept-election-results-look-like/?singlepage=true
Walter Hudson
October 20, 2016
Let’s stop beating around the bush, shall we? Are we ready to start a violent revolution? Shall we drag government officials from their offices by the hair? Are we going to start killing people? If the answers to those questions are “no,” and they damn well should be, then we need to stow this nonsense about refusing to accept election results.
In the third and final presidential debate, Donald Trump said that he “will tell [us] at the time” whether he accepts the outcome on election night. Coming as it did after a week of rhetoric alleging a “rigged” presidential race, the comment prompted widespread indignation. What is Trump suggesting? What does refusing to accept election results look like?
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway attempted to spin the comment as a reference to the sort of challenge which occurred in 2000, when Al Gore retracted his concession to George W. Bush as the results in Florida came into question. But is that what Trump actually meant? Is that what his supporters heard?
At face value, an unqualified refusal to concede threatens a peaceful transfer of power. Without clarification of his intent, Trump’s comment suggests some form of violent revolution. PJ Media founder Roger L. Simon shared a provocative take on that.
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Is that what we should accept?
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