Would Trump refuse to concede?

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Even if he doesn't, it makes no difference. People never understand that a concession is not required for an election to be certified. He won't concede no matter how much he loses by, because he's not sane enough to do it.

Probably.  He has a reputation (and an ego) to maintain.  If he can "claim victory," he will.  No, it has no bearing on Clinton's swearing in, but he will go on insisting that he won the 2016 election until the day he dies.

So he'll be like Al Gore minus the hunt for manbearpig and the rape allegations?

And minus having the Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote, intervene and halt a recount that could have gone his way.  And minus not actually claiming he won once SCOTUS made its decision.  And probably minus having won the popular vote.  Plus the rape allegations and the hunt for Obama's "real" birth certificate.

[cMac36]

I am thinking he makes comments "My rallies are larger, I cannot actually be losing".

He is unlike past candidates.  I doubt he makes concession phone call.

[Hermit For Peace]

That's a fair question. Would he be man enough to admit defeat and accept that Hillary -- a woman -- beat him? We'll find out soon enough.

[Ebowed]

No.  He is already saying that the election will be rigged.

I'm not sure what's less likely, Trump conceding or Trump making the debates.  I don't expect either to happen.

[Fargobison]

I am thinking he makes comments "My rallies are larger, I cannot actually be losing".

He is unlike past candidates.  I doubt he makes concession phone call.

It appears his campaign is formulating a "rigged election" strategy if they lose...



https://twitter.com/PGourevitch/status/760259258759909379

[The Other Castro]

I am thinking he makes comments "My rallies are larger, I cannot actually be losing".

He is unlike past candidates.  I doubt he makes concession phone call.

It appears his campaign is formulating a "rigged election" strategy if they lose...



https://twitter.com/PGourevitch/status/760259258759909379

Because that can't POSSIBLY go wrong.

[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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[OwlRhetoric]

What are the implications if Trump loses, openly refuses to concede, and calls the elections rigged?

Obama ordering his arrest?
Mass civil disturbance?

I'm honestly asking because this has never happened before. Seems like it could open a lot of unknown, dangerous doors if it goes that way.

[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"?

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

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"?

I look forward with eager anticipation to the prospect of Trump, Rush, Hannity, et al. being arrested and legitimately and fairly charged with sedition and treason.

[Green Line]

That would be great. Hopefully his supporters would take to the streets and we could round them all up. 

[Crumpets]

That would be great. Hopefully his supporters would take to the streets and we could round them all up. 

[BaldEagle1991]

He will concede and move to Moscow.

He owns a home in Idaho?

He'll likely move to Houston, TX than any of those cities.

However, I'd think his family will try to convince him to concede no matter what. Especially if it were close, but expect him to spread conspiracies into why he lost.

[Blue3]

If he doesn't win, it will only be because it was "stolen" from him.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-stolen-election_us_57a104c8e4b0e2e15eb7b3f0?section=&

[Virginiá]

This man's legacy is going to be awful for this country. Has a single candidate ever done so much in 1 cycle to damage the legitimacy of both their own party and the country's institutions?

I really hope both sides of the aisle pile on Trump long after this election is done with. Destroy whatever positive views people have on him and delegitimize everything he has ever done. Destroy the viability of all his businesses.

It is utterly shameful that this man is an American.

[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".

[SteveRogers]

He conceded and was quite respectful in the primaries he lost.

That's not entirely accurate.

[Breton Racer]

The man has the largest ego known to man, he won't concede until January of 2025.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

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"?

I look forward with eager anticipation to the prospect of Trump, Rush, Hannity, et al. being arrested and legitimately and fairly charged with sedition and treason.

Yes, yes, you're an edgelord, we get it