Would Trump refuse to concede?

[Mr. Morden]

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.

[Mr. Morden]

Trump says he’s afraid the election will be “rigged” and also calls Hillary Clinton the devil:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/02/donald-trump-calls-hillary-clinton-the-devil-and-suggests-election-will-be-rigged?CMP=share_btn_tw

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[Mr. Morden]

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"?

[Mr. Morden]

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"?

Ha, looks like Hannity is already pushing #Rigged:

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/760671639520501760

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Still, while talk radio is likely to endorse #Rigged before the election, I still think it's an open question as to how much they'll still be talking about that once the election is over, and how much they'll pivot to "Trump blew the election because he wasn't conservative enough".