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"There have been 19 presidential elections in my lifetime. In every one, the losing candidates accepted the results as lawful, with one exception: Donald Trump."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

News headline and photo with caption. Headline: Opinion Vote like Jan. 6 could happen again — because it can 19 presidential elections, 18 dignified defeats and only one Trump. By Colbert I. King Columnist| May 24, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. EDT Photo: Violent Trump supporters wearing tactical gear and holding weapons attack police officers defending the US Capitol during the official counting of the electoral college votes. Caption: Trump supporters clash with police and security forces while trying to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
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    "Nixon lost the 1960 election to John F. by a razor-thin margin, and stories circulated at the time about vote theft in some states. accepted the results.

    Just as in 2000, when accepted the decision to overturn a ruling by Florida’s Supreme Court and halt a recount in the state, thus giving Florida’s 25 electoral votes — and the presidency — to George W. "
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

    Text from article: There have been 19 presidential elections in my lifetime. In every one, the losing candidates accepted the results as lawful, with one exception: Donald Trump. The losing candidates have been nearly equally divided by political party: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 1948; Adlai Stevenson(D), 1952 and 1956; Richard M. Nixon (R), 1960; Barry Goldwater (R), 1964; Hubert Humphrey (D), 1968; George McGovern (D), 1972; Gerald Ford (R), 1976; Jimmy Carter (D), 1980; Walter F. Mondale (D), 1984; Michael Dukakis (D), 1988; George H.W. Bush (R), 1992; Bob Dole (R), 1996; Al Gore (D), 2000; John F. Kerry (D), 2004; John McCain (R), 2008; Mitt Romney (R), 2012; Hillary Clinton (D), 2016; and Donald Trump (R), 2020. Nixon lost the 1960 election to John F. Kennedy by a razor-thin margin, and stories circulated at the time about vote theft in some states. Nixon accepted the results. Just as in 2000, when Gore accepted the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a ruling by Florida’s Supreme Court and halt a recount in the state, thus giving Florida’s 25 electoral votes — and the presidency — to George W. Bush.
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    "For more than two months after Election Day, [Trump] spread the that he had won when it was obvious to any fair-minded person that his claims were false. He still repeats this falsehood.

    ...charged with having conspired to retain power and overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 by unleashing attacks on Congress on 2021"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

    Text from article: In 2020, Trump, contending that major fraud had been committed during the election, formally challenged the results — as was his right. But Trump went beyond the law: For more than two months after Election Day, he spread the lie that he had won when it was obvious to any fair-minded person that his claims were false. He still repeats this falsehood. Special counsel Jack Smith has charged Trump with having conspired to retain power and overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election by unleashing attacks on Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, that would obstruct the “process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election.” It’s hard to predict when or whether Smith will get to try his case. But we do have an answer to the question of whether Trump has had any success in convincing the American electorate that he won. Over one-third of U.S. adults said in December they believe Joe Biden was not legitimately elected president. Score that as a partial Trump victory.
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    "Trump’s campaign of pervasive lying succeeded in eroding public confidence in an election in which there was no evidence of significant fraud.

    Now has embarked on a no-holds-barred attempt to regain the — a post he desperately needs to quash federal charges against him, both in the case & in a second prosecution related to his handling of classified information."
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

    Trump’s campaign of pervasive lying succeeded in eroding public confidence in an election in which there was no evidence of significant fraud. Now Trump has embarked on a no-holds-barred attempt to regain the White House — a post he desperately needs to quash federal criminal charges against him, both in the election conspiracy case and in a second prosecution related to his handling of classified information. But he’s back on the campaign trail backed by nearly 70 percent of Republicans who are convinced Biden should not have entered the White House in the first place. Would that were the end of it. Trump is laying the groundwork for a repeat of the 2020 post-election debacle. He has managed to get a swath of the country to believe that Biden can’t be reelected without cheating. It follows, at least in the minds of Trump and his supporters, that if he doesn’t win in November, the election would have been unfair and its result — Biden’s reelection — illegitimate.
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    • ZhiZhu OP ,
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    "Trump is laying the groundwork for a repeat of the 2020 post-election debacle.

    He has managed to get a swath of the country to believe that Biden can’t be reelected without cheating. It follows, at least in the minds of Trump and his supporters, that if he doesn’t win in November, the election would have been unfair and its result — Biden’s reelection — illegitimate."
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

    Text from article: Trump’s campaign of pervasive lying succeeded in eroding public confidence in an election in which there was no evidence of significant fraud. Now Trump has embarked on a no-holds-barred attempt to regain the White House — a post he desperately needs to quash federal criminal charges against him, both in the election conspiracy case and in a second prosecution related to his handling of classified information. But he’s back on the campaign trail backed by nearly 70 percent of Republicans who are convinced Biden should not have entered the White House in the first place. Would that were the end of it. [Highlighted] Trump is laying the groundwork for a repeat of the 2020 post-election debacle. [End highlight] He has managed to get a swath of the country to believe that Biden can’t be reelected without cheating. It follows, at least in the minds of Trump and his supporters, that if he doesn’t win in November, the election would have been unfair and its result — Biden’s reelection — illegitimate.
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    "And then what? On 2021, thousands stormed the because convinced them the had been stolen.

    They smashed through doors and windows and disrupted the House and Senate chambers to and obstruct from exercising its constitutional responsibility to certify electoral votes.

    They failed, thanks to D.C. police and Capitol officers who put their lives on the line.

    But next time?"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

    Text from article: And then what? On Jan. 6, 2021, thousands stormed the Capitol because Trump convinced them the election had been stolen. They smashed through doors and windows and disrupted the House and Senate chambers to “Stop the Steal” and obstruct Congress from exercising its constitutional responsibility to certify electoral votes. They failed, thanks to D.C. police and U.S. Capitol officers who put their lives on the line. But next time? None of this is open to speculation. Trump’s false claims that he lost because of fraud did prompt his followers to assault the seat of American democracy.
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    "Donald J. has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for ...

    Though the tactic is familiar — raised the specter of a “rigged” in the 2016 and 2020 cycles, too — his attempts to the 2024 contest are a significant escalation."
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html

    News headline and text from article. Headline: Trump’s Pattern of Sowing Election Doubt Intensifies in 2024 By Karen Yourish and Charlie Smart, May 24, 2024 Text: Former President Donald J. Trump has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the 2024 election about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for president, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Though the tactic is familiar — Mr. Trump raised the specter of a “rigged” election in the 2016 and 2020 cycles, too — his attempts to undermine the 2024 contest are a significant escalation.
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    • ZhiZhu OP ,
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    "Trump first raised questions about the 2016 election in August of that year, about 100 days before the election."
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html

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    "He did so earlier — and more frequently — before the 2020 election."
    nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html

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    "But in the 2024 cycle, the falsehoods have been baked in since announced his candidacy, almost two years before Election Day.

    They show no signs of subsiding."
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html
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    On 2021, thousands stormed the Capitol because Trump convinced them the had been stolen...

    ...next time?"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/vote-insurrection-trump-biden-jan-6-again/

    Text from article and chart. Text: But in the 2024 cycle, the falsehoods have been baked in since Mr. Trump announced his candidacy, almost two years before Election Day. They show no signs of subsiding. Chart showing "Days before election" and "Statements" The line starts upward the beginning 700 days before the election. Then starts surging upward beginning 500 days before the election.
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    "Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election had historic consequences. The so-called — Trump’s false claim that the election was stolen from him — led to the 2021 ...

    He has never given up that framing, which no evidence supports, even well after the end of his presidency. And as he seeks to return to the White House, the same claim has become the backbone of his campaign"
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html

    Text from article and screenshots of Trump's tweets promoting the Big Lie. Text: Mr. Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election had historic consequences. The so-called “Big Lie” — Mr. Trump’s false claim that the election was stolen from him — led to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol and two of four criminal indictments against Mr. Trump, as well as his second impeachment. But Mr. Trump had planted seeds of doubt among his followers long before Election Day, essentially setting up a no-lose future for himself: Either he would prevail, or the election would be rigged. He has never given up that framing, which no evidence supports, even well after the end of his presidency. And as he seeks to return to the White House, the same claim has become the backbone of his campaign.
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    "“This is a rigged deal, just as the 2020 election was rigged, and we can’t let them get away with it,” Trump said on Nov. 18, 2022, THREE DAYS after announcing his 2024 candidacy...

    documented more than 500 campaign events, posts and interviews during the 2024 cycle in which falsely accused or others of trying to “rig,” “cheat,” “steal” or otherwise “influence” the next — or of having done so in 2020."
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html

    Text from article and chart. Text: ...Department’s criminal investigations related to the events leading up to the Jan. 6 riot and Mr. Trump’s decision to keep classified documents at his Florida resort. By last summer, Mr. Trump had honed the language and made it a staple of his stump speech: “They rigged the presidential election of 2020, and we’re not going to allow them to rig the presidential election of 2024.” The Times has documented more than 500 campaign events, social media posts and interviews during the 2024 cycle in which Mr. Trump falsely accused Democrats or others of trying to “rig,” “cheat,” “steal” or otherwise “influence” the next election — or of having done so in 2020. Chart showing how many times each week since announcing his 2024 candidacy Trump has mentioned "Rigging or similar words," "election interference or similar words" or both. [There are only three weeks in the past two years when he hasn't promoted the Big Lie in some way.]
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    "Trump has adapted the specifics of his accusations with each of the three election cycles. But... his pattern of discourse has followed the same contours. He sows doubt about the legitimacy of the , and then begins to capitalize on that doubt by alluding to not necessarily accepting the election results — unless, of course, he wins.

    This rhetorical strategy — heads, I win; tails, you cheated — is a beloved one for that predates even his time as a presidential candidate"

    Text from article: Mr. Trump has adapted the specifics of his accusations with each of the three election cycles. But in each case, his pattern of discourse has followed the same contours. He sows doubt about the legitimacy of the election, and then begins to capitalize on that doubt by alluding to not necessarily accepting the election results — unless, of course, he wins. This rhetorical strategy — heads, I win; tails, you cheated — is a beloved one for Mr. Trump that predates even his time as a presidential candidate. He called the Emmy Awards “a con game” after his television show “The Apprentice” failed to win in 2004 and 2005. And before he officially became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, he began to float the possibility that the primary contest was, as he said, “rigged and boss controlled.” By May of that year, Mr. Trump spoke plainly about why he had stashed the argument away. “You’ve been hearing me say it’s a rigged system,” he said, “but now I don’t say it anymore because I won.”
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    "before he officially became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, he began to float the possibility that the primary contest was, as he said, “rigged..."

    By May of that year, spoke plainly about why he had stashed the argument away. “You’ve been hearing me say it’s a rigged system,” he said, “but now I don’t say it anymore because I won.”
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    “I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election — if I win,” Trump said at a rally in 2016"

    Text from article: He called the Emmy Awards “a con game” after his television show “The Apprentice” failed to win in 2004 and 2005. And before he officially became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, he began to float the possibility that the primary contest was, as he said, “rigged and boss controlled.” By May of that year, Mr. Trump spoke plainly about why he had stashed the argument away. “You’ve been hearing me say it’s a rigged system,” he said, “but now I don’t say it anymore because I won.” Late that summer, with his sights set on the November general election, Mr. Trump tested out a new line, contending that “the media” was “rigging” the election in favor of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. His assertions intensified in October after a recording surfaced of him speaking in vulgar terms about women. “I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election — if I win,” Mr. Trump said at a rally in 2016, three weeks before Election Day. And though he would end up winning the Electoral College and the presidency, his failure to secure the popular vote led him to form a Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to “prove” that rampant voter fraud was to blame.
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    "About 6 weeks before Election Day in 2020, refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power...

    This time... half a year before Day 2024 — and after more than a year of pushing the “election interference” line... Trump again placed conditions on his acceptance of election results.

    “If everything’s honest, I’ll gladly accept the results,” he said in a May 1 interview... “If it’s not, you have to fight for the right of the country.”

    Text from article: About six weeks before Election Day in 2020, Mr. Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. “We want to make sure that the election is honest, and I’m not sure that it can be,” Mr. Trump said. This time, it was half a year before Election Day 2024 — and after more than a year of pushing the “election interference” line about the criminal charges against him and repeatedly warning that Democrats are “cheating” — that Mr. Trump again placed conditions on his acceptance of election results. “If everything’s honest, I’ll gladly accept the results,” he said in a May 1 interview with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “If it’s not, you have to fight for the right of the country.”
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