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Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who has often found himself under fire for his own controversial statements, Thursday had some advice for outspoken GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's refusal to answer if he'd accept the election results if he loses: "Get over yourself." "That's an absolute stupid move, period," LePage told WGAN-AM in an interview on Thursday.
Donald Trump has stepped back only slightly from his refusal to say during his debate with Hillary Clinton whether he would concede if he loses on Election Day, failing to stem the criticism that flowed from Republicans and Democrats over an attitude some contended struck at the heart of American democracy. "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," Trump said Thursday while campaigning in Ohio.
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., talks with reporters before speaking to supporters prior to Chelsea Clinton talking to a crowd at Arizona State University about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Tempe, Ariz. Kirkpatrick is running against incumbent Sen. John McCain for an Arizona Senate seat.
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Donald Trump's suggestion that the election is “rigged” is not widely shared by local Democrats or Republicans. Echoing the consensus of academics and others who have studied the election system in depth, local politicians say the system may not be 100 percent perfect - investigations put the reliability around 99.9993 to 99.9997 percent - but they trust the officials behind the process.
Fellow Republicans on Thursday condemned presidential nominee Donald Trump's refusal to agree to accept the outcome of the election. Even supporters distanced themselves, warning that Trump's stance could undermine the nation's democratic system.
Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.
Election officials nationwide dismiss Donald Trump's incendiary claim the presidential election is rigged against him, with Republicans and Democrats alike rejecting the idea anyone could overcome the logistical challenges of tilting a process run by officials of both parties and average citizens at thousands of polling places and election offices. Elections in the United States are held in open spaces, not in back rooms, and ordinary citizens serve as election officials.
Sen. Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, speaks on the floor of the Missouri Senate during last month's veto session. Kehoe serves as majority floor leader in that chamber.
Michelle Obama says that Donald Trump's refusal to say he'd accept Nov. 8 election results if he loses is an insult to millions of Americans who are voting in the presidential election. She told more than 7,000 supporters of Hillary Clinton in Phoenix that Americans decide elections and Trump was threatening to "ignore our voices and reject the outcome of this election."
Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions that the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.
Republican Sen. John McCain, who lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama, says he conceded defeat "without reluctance" even though he didn't like the outcome. McCain said in a statement that he doesn't know who will win this presidential election.
Obama tweeted on Thursday: “Outstanding 3 for 3 debate sweep for @HillaryClinton! Nobody has ever been more prepared to be @POTUS.” The White Obama is also contrasting Donald Trump's refusal to commit to accepting the election results with Obama's promise to follow tradition and escort the winner to the Capitol for the inauguration, regardless of who wins. White House spokesman Eric Schultz said aboard Air Force One “that will be some car ride” if Trump wins.
There "have been irregularities in our elections, sometimes even fraud, but never to an extent that it affected the outcome," Sen. John McCain says in statement.
DOTHAN: 11:18 AM. United States Republican House Member Martha Roby is scheduled to speak at noon to the Houston County Republican Women's Association.
Fox News' Chris Wallace worked hard to keep the final presidential debate substantive with tough questions to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but it was the simplest of queries that extracted the biggest headline. Noting Trump's claims Wednesday night that the election was being rigged against him, Wallace asked the Republican whether he would accept the results win or lose, pointing out GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence had said that he would.