2016 Postmortem

William769

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67. If he doesn't concede, he'll have to take it to court.

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 05:28 PM

Oct 2016

We only have 8 justice's right now so if they are split, it's feasible that some State Supreme Court or a Federal Judge could give us the next President of the United States.

EDIT: this is if the Electoral college is tied. Otherwise he can cry till the cow's come home and it won't matter.

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Donald Trump is toying with refusing to concede if he loses. That�s horrifying. [View all] onehandle Oct 2016 OP

That's why we have the National Guard. MoonRiver Oct 2016 #1

No. Armchair rioters are just that. They can make Hortensis Oct 2016 #50

He has to the be the world's most miserable sonofabitch in spite of how much money he has. politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 #71

Psychiatrists say he craves constant attention and admiration; and, Hortensis Oct 2016 #72

It doesn't matter if he concedes or not. tammywammy Oct 2016 #2

my thoughts exactlyly vlyons Oct 2016 #33

And Ivanka is all worried about her "brand" adigal Oct 2016 #35

Don't jinx it. iandhr Oct 2016 #57

It absolutely makes no difference if he concedes or not CajunBlazer Oct 2016 #47

not surprising.. chillfactor Oct 2016 #3

No, no one has to concede for someone to be elected obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #4

Good. nt onehandle Oct 2016 #8

The election takes place on December 19 BlueStreak Oct 2016 #58

Most of his supporters are chicken shits. They will go home, turn on FoxNews and wallow in misery. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #5

Whilst we get back to celebrating like it was 2012 all over again... pkdu Oct 2016 #15

Bwahahaha. That's a great gif!!! tammywammy Oct 2016 #65

The most important thing about a democracy... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #6

Then we will be seeing a lot of Deplorables doing serious time in the BIG HOUSE. MoonRiver Oct 2016 #32

That is a good place for them. n/t sheshe2 Oct 2016 #34

Well, okee dokee then - beaten by Hillary Rodham Clinton asiliveandbreathe Oct 2016 #7

The winner is named by the electoral college and loser can beachbum bob Oct 2016 #9

Concessions are legally meaningless bluestateguy Oct 2016 #10

So what? jberryhill Oct 2016 #11

His concession is not needed in any way. MineralMan Oct 2016 #12

Hillary will get to presidentin and trump can continue to campaign Ohioblue22 Oct 2016 #13

Hopefully this will be the first step to his drift into... LAS14 Oct 2016 #14

This threat alone should negate any invitation to the inauguration BSdetect Oct 2016 #16

Losers don't get invited, unless I missed Mittens and McCain at Obama's inaugurations nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #18

I think this is overrated as an issue. Who cares what he has to say after geek tragedy Oct 2016 #17

Driving in the crazy lane and it's going to be a short trip for many of them. Arkansas Granny Oct 2016 #22

Who cares what he does? TheCowsCameHome Oct 2016 #19

I think that's the family philosophy: you can get anything you want if you never give in. randome Oct 2016 #20

His non-concession will look poorly on him! Madam45for2923 Oct 2016 #21

The proud are always humbled in the end Rocknrule Oct 2016 #23

The Twelfth Amendment sets out the procedure for electing a president LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2016 #24

Leave Texas out of it, Texas doesn't want THEM, TY very much MagickMuffin Oct 2016 #42

California's already got its share of nut cases, so I guess a few thousand more won't matter LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2016 #66

I imagine there will be as much unrest when Trump loses as there was stopbush Oct 2016 #25

Historic occasion - will mark the first time he's heard "NO" in his life. bullwinkle428 Oct 2016 #26

Because that's what babies do when they lose C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #27

A neologism... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #63

The issue isn't whether Trump would concede. no_hypocrisy Oct 2016 #28

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The problem isn't legal jcgoldie Oct 2016 #36

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Exactly but jcgoldie Oct 2016 #44

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I want him beat so badly that we NEVER have to hear from him again Motley13 Oct 2016 #30

Naw, I think it's great. Orsino Oct 2016 #31

This is why I hope she wallops his f-ing ass Hawaii Hiker Oct 2016 #37

I do worry ... left-of-center2012 Oct 2016 #38

A justified worry saidsimplesimon Oct 2016 #40

I hope he doesn't concede. Like a genius scumbag wouldn't. immoderate Oct 2016 #39

I'll bet that Uday, Qusay, and Ivanka will tie him up and lock him in a closet if he pulls too much catbyte Oct 2016 #41

They can't- their trusts are revocable. bettyellen Oct 2016 #59

I'm a little surprised at the reactions you've gotten. Imperialism Inc. Oct 2016 #45

Toy How? Orcrist Oct 2016 #68

A baby having a tantrum is annoying not scary Democat Oct 2016 #48

They have one of these ready Historic NY Oct 2016 #49

What's he gonna do? Set up a shadow government Retrograde Oct 2016 #51

His supporters are like Bundy MFM008 Oct 2016 #52

The GOP would love this DonCoquixote Oct 2016 #53

Tough shit lillypaddle Oct 2016 #54

The meltdown will be more epic than this rbrnmw Oct 2016 #55

He's also... Mike Nelson Oct 2016 #56

Being runner-up to President of the US is tough for the moonscape Oct 2016 #60

A similar article cagefreesoylentgreen Oct 2016 #61

too bad. tantrums don't win. pansypoo53219 Oct 2016 #62

Irrelevant relayerbob Oct 2016 #64

If he doesn't concede, he'll have to take it to court. William769 Oct 2016 #67

The little boy who cried, "Wolf!" displacedtexan Oct 2016 #69

Hillary will carry on as President and the world will go on withou She doesn't need his consession. Lil Missy Oct 2016 #70

Hillary has experience with this. All will be fine! boston bean Oct 2016 #73

If he refuses to concede Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2016 #74