I do not get it.

[LiberalBrooke]

I do not understand why don the con is asked if he will accept the results of the election. I have never heard anyone ever ask that question of another candidate.

[SheltieLover]

1. Creating hysteria for ratings

Sickening.

[Sherman A1]

17. Pretty much

Gotta fill airtime between the commercial breaks.

[northoftheborder]

18. The media loves this talk - promotes it at every chance

[malaise]

2. You are 100% correct

Who gives a fuck whether he likes the results or not

[2naSalit]

3. +1

[malaise]

5. I also get pissed when I hear them discussing matters cognitive

Does any sane person believe that the incoherent psychobabble spewed by the dumb ass Con represents a functioning brain?

[2naSalit]

6. Same here...

After all this time, it's so obvious. How many times do you have to get a barrel of crap smeared in your face to realize someone is smearing crap in your face every day?

[maddiemom]

20. And I've heard media pundits (even on MSNBC) express concern that Trump will try to confuse

and trip up Biden in the debates. PLEASE! Trump doesn't have the mental agility to do so. More likely he'll try to dodge the debates.

[malaise]

23. Precisely

[paleotn]

26. Wha???

Pundits got to pun I guess,i.e. talk out of their asses. Donnie can barely string two coherent sentences together and that's going to change when? If...and I agree with you, it's a big if....there are debates, it will be a sane man next to a crazy mother fucker spouting illogical bullshit. It's no contest.

[malaise]

30. Bring it on - from JHB's cartoon thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213950678

[UpInArms]

4. It doesn't matter if "he" accepts reality

On January 21, 2021, he will be out of our House.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Because he's building up a case to refuse the results of the election.

It's a set up. He's already telling us that if Biden wins, he won't accept it and he will challenge it. Because he knows Biden will win if it's a fair election.

[ewagner]

21. Ding, ding, ding...we have a winner!

Exactly...he's building a case for de-legitimatizing the election...and WANTS the news media to panic over his stupid remarks..

[not_the_one]

35. EXACTLY! And the only way he can do that is if it is presented as an actual option.

It's not, but the talking heads refuse to frame it as such. They will try to create a horserace out of a poll showing the turd losing by 30 points.

After Biden wins, this whole media/lies being passed off as truth issue needs to be addressed. A news channel should NOT be free to tell lies and say they are the truth.

Sure we have the freedom to say whatever we want. I mean WHATEVER WE WANT. THAT is freedom of speech. But freedom of speech is not the freedom to present false as true, as an accepted NEWS outlet.

We don't have the time to deal with it now, but after Biden is in WE THE PEOPLE need to assert our own power.

There are enough of us to cause the complete collapse of ANY business on this planet. We have to be willing to work together, as one. All we have to do is pick ONE company, and as one, DUMP their stock. Maybe Soros, Buffet, Bloomberg would be willing to join in. ANY company is susceptible.

Most of us do not own stocks, but we can certainly boycott, set up protest lines outside businesses, cause people to question whether it is worth it to do business with them.

The purpose is to give notice that things are going to change, and then take steps to back up that declaration.

ANY news channel whose talking head pundits had to run a gauntlet of angry Americans every time they entered or left their place of work, followed by the dumping of the stock of that news outlet, would start to pay attention.

Or, we can sit on our collective asses and do nothing.

If WE THE PEOPLE actually took our power back from the rich and the corporations, imagine what could be accomplished!!! ALL these life threatening issues could be addressed.

We don't realize the power we have.

[smirkymonkey]

40. +1000

[Kamala4TheWin]

8. Me neither, he has no choice

if he loses. I change the channel when they start talking about that and how it will take MONTHS to know the outcome

[Roy Rolling]

9. Great Point

Who fuc*ing cares, except those who peddle uncertainty.

[mahina]

10. I won't spare a care for his hurt feefees

And don’t expect anyone else will either.

[Tetrachloride]

11. I believe the original post violates DU rules.

From an oblique angle, this criticizes Democratic positions and every Democratic candidate.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

37. what the hell are you saying?

you'll have to report how the hell that OP does anything of the sort

[Aviation Pro]

12. Agree

Who gives a single fuck whether he does or not.

On Jan. 20, 2021 he’ll be tossed to the curb.

[FM123]

13. Asking him that question gives him the impression that he has a choice.

I wish they would just stop asking him that...

[HotTeaBag]

32. That's what I've been thinking about his whole thing.

It's as if his not 'accepting' the results will in some way alter the outcome, like it's up to him if Biden wins or not.

Odd.

[Martin Eden]

14. He was asked because, for perhaps the first time ever ...

... there is good reason to suspect this POtuS won't accept the results and will pull out all the stops to stay in office.

He is already attacking the legitimacy of an election that will have a significant increase in mail in voting, claiming it will be "rigged."

[paleotn]

25. He can claim anything he wants....

But outside of a cadre of magats and a few carnival barkers in the media, no one cares anymore. Once the electoral college meets, it's done. And being a coward, he'll slink off and spout bullshit from a safe distance. Sure, magats will be pissed. But that's different how?

[Martin Eden]

33. What's different this time?

Trump's current rhetoric and actions point to a very real threat which would be foolish to ignore and for which it would be wise to prepare.

Asking this POtuS the question shines a spotlight on the threat.

The threat consists of Trump's efforts to undermine trust in the election and to suppress/sabotage voting -- and potential violence by magats during and after the election.

All of this needs to be confronted head-on now and through the election to counter Trump's efforts, to reduce the likelihood of violence, and to preempt the possibility that Trump with the aid of the Republican Party with its Senate majority can somehow block implementation of election results that go against them.

Do you doubt for one minute they will do everything they can to hold onto their power?

The worst case scenario should not be dismissed as too farfetched. We have to prepare for the worst in order to ensure the best possible outcome.

[Nexus2]

15. I think its mostly to try and get an idea of how much shit he's going to stir up.

And he brings the subject up enough himself.

[Lonestarblue]

16. The media has done a terrible job with Trump.

They rarely call him out on his lies (except for the Huff Post reporter and a few “nasty women”). And they ask inane questions like whether he will accept the results. It isn’t news that he will use an army of lawyers to challenge the vote in swing states. They keep giving him air time to falsely claim that voting by mail will result in all kinds of fraud. Why won’t some reporter cite the evidence his lawyers presented in his Pennsylvania case where they could cite no mail fraud the next time he makes this claim? Most people have probably not even heard of this case.

The media supposedly examined its role in turning the public against Hillary Clinton in 2016. They coddled Trump then, and they have continued to coddle him to this day.

[Illumination]

19. Well what do you expect from a mobster boss that wasn't elected in the first place?

[rainin]

22. Because he's signaled he won't

I'm glad he's being asked. Our side is preparing in a way we didn't in 2016. In hindsight, had we known how lawless this man is, maybe we could done something to stop him then. Who knows. But, we get it now, and everyone must be prepared.

Lincoln project is telling people to prepare for all manner of crazy, but to stay the course.

[paleotn]

24. Exactly. It doesn't matter what any candidate thinks...

Once election results are certified by the proper authorities, it's certified. If someone still doesn't like the results, they can go fuck themselves. Simple as that.

[wryter2000]

27. Because he's said he won't

Under those circumstances, it’s normal to ask, but it should be followed by, “You know you don’t have any choice, right?”

[PatSeg]

28. Because he implied in 2016 he wouldn't accept the results

AND because he is Donald Trump, a man who never accepts when things don't go his way. Also he behaves like a dictator, so it goes to reason, he would question a loss. Shoot, he even questioned his win in 2016.

[TNNurse]

29. It is not his decision to make.

[IronLionZion]

31. The media props him up even though he hates them so much

They could easily give him less airtime and attention so people will understand that he's a lame duck and this sideshow will be over this year.

[jaxexpat]

34. They essentially asked President Washington the same question.

He was more concerned about getting out of the office than retaining it for additional terms, so history rarely quotes his response on the subject. But for you edification, Washington, when asked about dealing with an executive reluctant to accept the results of an election, replied, " kick the son-of-a-bitch in his balls. Then punch him in the gut with a hot cannon ball. Pour red hot musket balls down his throat and then shoot him in the balls." Regarding a third term, the great man said, "you can lick my balls." Reported by one regarding that day's exchange, "he literally 'spit his teeth' explosively" in response to that query.
Historians have pretty much pushed Washington's obsession with balls into the more obscure realms of presidential biography and while many of the Continental Army general staff rode their mounts into battle high-in-the-saddle(so to speak), none would nay-say their beloved commander. He is/was, however, noted and locally famous for his life long interest into the science of animal husbandry.

[edhopper]

36. Great post

[SiliconValley_Dem]

39. nice! we need to hear more biographical details from history like this

[jaxexpat]

41. You mean like how the battle of Gettysburg helped Lincoln overcome a lifelong struggle with.....

Turrets syndrome?
Or how FDR could actually walk very well but, due to incredible humility, didn't want people to think he was showing off?
Or the hidden truth that Hoover's dyslexia and stubbornness was the primary factor underlying the financial collapses we call the "Great Depression"? ...........Of course, a lot of people didn't think it was great at all. Some thought it was terrible. But their opinions were "laundered" from the headlines of the day.

and don't miss: Socrates - suicide or micro-dosing pioneer?

[pwb]

38. All the media does is ask questions.

Then does not follow up to get answers.