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I don't know if Donald Trump is a tactical genius or surrounded in a cloud of luck. Remember when he said he wouldn't accept the election results if he lost and

I don't know if Donald Trump is a tactical genius or surrounded in a cloud of luck. Remember when he said he wouldn't accept the election results if he lost and the outcry at his comments? Now all the pundits who question these results have tweets from a couple of weeks ago saying things like "You have to accept the result, that's how democracy works!" effectively invalidating their arguments today. If on purpose that is some Lannister level statecraft. You can down vote all you want. Game recognises game. You don't have to support someone for that.

shortstuffsushi 10y ago
To be fair, (many of) those on the right thought Donald Trump was an idiot for saying he wouldn't accept the results, so it doesn't seem unfair for them to continue they're claiming "we won, leave it be" now. They would (likely) have asked Trump to do the same in the "we lost, leave it be" situation.
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  Agreed, but you also look rather hypocritical saying "The results are perfect don't question them!" and then a week later "I question the results." This reveals partisan hacks on both sides of the aisle.
  - shortstuffsushi 10y ago
    This reveals human nature on both sides ;) When you lose, it sucks, and you want to find a way to alter the results. When you win, it's great, and you don't want it taken away. I don't think this behavior is limited to politics.
jstalin 10y ago
He didn't say he wouldn't accept the results. He said he would wait and see, you know, kinda like Bush v. Gore.
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  I was speaking about this comment in particular. "I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, if I win," http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-totally-accept-election-results-if-i-win/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-t...

shortstuffsushi 10y ago

To be fair, (many of) those on the right thought Donald Trump was an idiot for saying he wouldn't accept the results, so it doesn't seem unfair for them to continue they're claiming "we won, leave it be" now. They would (likely) have asked Trump to do the same in the "we lost, leave it be" situation.

cmdrfred 10y ago
Agreed, but you also look rather hypocritical saying "The results are perfect don't question them!" and then a week later "I question the results." This reveals partisan hacks on both sides of the aisle.
- shortstuffsushi 10y ago
  This reveals human nature on both sides ;) When you lose, it sucks, and you want to find a way to alter the results. When you win, it's great, and you don't want it taken away. I don't think this behavior is limited to politics.

jstalin 10y ago

He didn't say he wouldn't accept the results. He said he would wait and see, you know, kinda like Bush v. Gore.

cmdrfred 10y ago
I was speaking about this comment in particular. "I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, if I win," http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-totally-accept-election-results-if-i-win/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-t...