What happens if/when drumpf refuses to accept election results?

[ailsagirl]

Posted on Reddit:

I think the number of his supporters that would "do something about it" would be so small they would all get preempted by the FBI, so nothing would happen except trump going on twitter/his news show and angrily ranting for the rest of his life.

[NightWatcher]

1. The Secret Service will not let him in if he should go to the White House

He'll get the message then.

[blm]

2. It'll be a dogandpony show….preparing to offer TRUMP TV to the deplorables so they could be 'heard'

and their hero Trump will buy them a network and then sell them subscriptions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/us/politics/donald-trump-tv-jared-kushner.html?_r=0

[Journeyman]

4. Josh Marshall has a great take on this possibility. His conclusion: Probably not . . .

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-there-really-be-a-trump-tv

[Journeyman]

3. It's the way I see it. Absent the possibility of political power, his support will quickly dissipate

[MADem]

5. No one will care. He's The Mouth That Roared of the 21st Century.

Soon enough, once there is no reason for media to chase him and hang on his every word, he'll have to WORK to get publicity and he doesn't like to do actual WORK. That PT Barnum routine is getting stale.


If he did a press conference in the nude after the results are in and certified by the electoral college, he might be able to pull in an audience! Otherwise, though? No one's going to call him "Breaking News" for long--he'll be "Yesterday's News" before ya know it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. He can create trouble, but ultimately he can't deny the results if they almost entirely fraud free.

In 2012, there were something like four (4) cases of voter fraud in Texas, ... before draconian measures to suppress voters.

[ailsagirl]

8. I think we all underestimated him at the beginning

At least, I did. I didn't think he had a snowball's chance in Hades of getting much support. I hadn't counted on every crazy coming out of the woodwork to support him. As Bill Maher said, he didn't realize there were so many nut jobs in our country-- some, sure, but not this number.

[ailsagirl]

9. Just found this out on Wikipedia re refusal to concede

Refusal to concede

Concession is entirely optional, and candidates sometimes refuse to concede defeat despite the vote count being against them, especially if they suspect electoral fraud. In that case, the candidate would likely demand a recount of the votes or other investigations into the alleged fraud. Sometimes, concession may be denied not because of any specific fraud allegations but simply because of ill will accumulated over the campaign.

It is not necessary for the losing candidate to concede for the winning candidate to be seated, and the losing candidate is not obliged to concede once defeat has been conclusively demonstrated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concession_(politics)

[misterhighwasted]

10. Interesting. Thank you for posting.

Good to know this.

[ailsagirl]

14. You're welcome. We Dems go for the facts

That's our reality!!

[helpisontheway]

11. He will sue like he always does..

[The Genealogist]

13. That's my guess, tie things up and continue milking the election for attention

like a spoiled child. I'd guess he will sue in every courtroom he can.

[ailsagirl]

15. I just don't want him to do something foolish like demanding a recount

[JoePhilly]

12. Their facebook accounts will be shutdown on the 9th and they won't be able to ...

... plan their attack from that point on.

[mysuzuki2]

16. Hillary will still be sworn in in January.

If he or any of his supporters cause trouble, they will have to face the consequences. His acceptance of his loss will mean nothing.

[sofa king]

17. Not a damned thing.

His supporters are wholly dependent upon belief, need to believe they are part of an overwhelming majority, and most importantly, they are motivated by fear.

When they lose, the first thing they're going to notice is that it wasn't even close. Very few of them will be able to convince themselves they are part of an overwhelming majority. Their fear will convince most of them to do nothing.