Should the winner of the general election wait to declare victory until the Electors vote?

[Renew Deal]

As you know, the general election is used to choose electors. And the president isn't officially elected until the electors vote in December. Should the general election apparent winner be prohibited from declaring victory on election day? They don't actually "win" until a month later.

[brooklynite]

1. That's ridiculous!

The winner should wait until the Congress certifies the results in January.

[MFM008]

5. Or after the first 100 days

..........

[dchill]

2. If Hillary is your candidate...

I wouldn't worry about it. It won't be an issue.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. I will take that wager. If Hills loses the GE I leave DU. If Hills win you leave DU.

My offer is open to any BBB who reads this.

[dchill]

17. You already won that one.

Got anything else?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Thank you. I think.

[JSup]

20. If Hills lost...

...there would be no DU anyway; we'd all be in 'Border Wall Patriot Happy Fun Camps'.

[UMTerp01]

3. ...

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. no.

[Renew Deal]

6. It might make sense if there was a difference between the pledged delegate winner and

the super-delegate leader. Arguments like what the Sanders supporters are saying would make sense. But in this case, Hillary is winning every single measure. There is no dispute about who is winning.

[Agnosticsherbet]

9. It would make sense if they had always done it. But from the first time superdelegates were used

The winner was declared when the total number of all delegates reached the majority.

And Super-delegates always went with the person who won the most pledged delegates.

[Democrats Ascendant]

7. Yes, unless it's Sanders. Because.

[tandem5]

8. Only after the oath of office!

[Renew Deal]

10. That makes the most sense, though is it too soon?

They might get impeached or resign.

[tandem5]

11. ribbon cutting at presidential library then?

[Renew Deal]

12. Perfect

[bjo59]

13. Well there have been candidate who won the popular vote and did not win the presidency.

[Fumesucker]

15. President Gore says Hi from Y2K

[hollowdweller]

16. If I was Hillary I would.

I mean she's not really going to lose much if she does wait and she stands a lot to gain with the Sanders people if she does.

Sanders is really helping Clinton more than hurting her. Both he and Warren have been going after Trump. In Clinton's weakest area the emails, Sanders has been hands off.

I expect that Elizabeth Warren will be the one working out the agreement between Sanders and Clinton. I think we will see elimination of the Superdelegates, which will get more people on board.

[DrDan]

18. Prohibited? The presumed winner cannot run their campaign as they see fit? Absolutely not!

Any candidate is free to declare victory when they think it has been achieved.

Have you any doubt that if 400 SD's suddenly switched that Bernie would not be declaring victory?

C'mon.

[bravenak]

19. I was just discussing this with my husband last night