Donald Trump is setting up a situation where he will claim “rigging” and “voter fraud”, that he plans to use as an excuse to refuse to concede when he loses the Presidency three weeks from now.
IF the election ends up close, this will cause a constitutional crisis, and promote the illegitimacy of Hillary Clinton to be in the White House.
This has never occurred in American history, as the loser, even when angry and frustrated, has always conceded to the winner of the election. This includes such example as the Presidential Elections of 1824, 1860, 1876, 1888, 1916, 1960, and 2000 as great examples.
A study of voter fraud as an issue shows over many years, and many elections, only 31 reported accusations out of one billion votes, so the whole idea that a national election, with 51 separate states and the District of Columbia having jurisdiction, could bring about a fraudulent election, is preposterous on its face.
We have to hope that Donald Trump suffers such a massive defeat that any such claim would have no basis or legitimacy in any form or fashion.
It would make the second straight President (Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton) that would have been declared illegitimate by Donald Trump.
Bill Maher fears Trump will spark unrest. http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/10/14/exp-gps-maher-clip-trump-after-election.cnn
I have said similar things on this blog and in an article on History News Network. listed on the right side of this blog under “Articles & Op-Eds”.—the October 2 article.
Columnist Josh Barro explains why he has decided to leave the GOP and become a Democrat.Â
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-i-left-republican-party-register-democrat-2016-10
The fact that even 35% or 40% of voters could opt for an utterly unqualified, mentally unstable, anti-democracy, climate-science-denying, authoritarian, women-assaulting bigot is truly disturbing.
Josh Barro’s statement is brilliant!
It is shocking at the stupidity and ignorance of 35-40 percent of the voting population!