By TAYLOR FARNSWORTH
Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, the final presidential debate between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump took place in Las Vegas, Nevada with Chris Wallace as the moderator.
Similar to the previous debates, Trump did not disappoint. Well, he did disappoint, but not when it comes to making himself look like a whining toddler.
With his lunatic commentary and false accusations, Trump gave news stations more than enough information to create jaw-dropping headlines until this three-ring circus of an election finally comes to an end on Nov. 8.
Not too long ago, Trump was campaigning in the primaries to be the Republican candidate, running against three other hopefuls, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Marco Rubio.
There is a reason that Trump was asked about whether or not he would accept the outcome of the election during Wednesday night’s debate, and that is because during the primaries he was accusing the system of being rigged and continues to do so.
When it appeared that Trump may in fact lose in the primaries, he accused the electoral system of being rigged. Yes, really. Trump accused the system of being “rigged” and being “against” him because he was an “outsider.”
Of course, once Trump won the primaries, he basically shrugged his shoulders and acted as if he didn’t care that it was “rigged” because he still won. Cliché toddler-like behavior.
Now that word, “rigged,” and whether or not Trump will accept the results of the presidential election is being brought up again, and this time people are taking it more seriously, as they should.
To make such accusations is simply unprecedented and undermines our system of democracy. As a democratic nation, we pride ourselves on our freedom, our liberties, and our rights. To accuse our voting system of being “rigged” is a slap in the face to Americans and what we stand for and believe in.
Trump was given a chance to clarify his statement that he made during the debate on Wednesday night, that he would “keep [us] in suspense” on whether or not he will accept the results of the election, on Thursday in Ohio during a campaign rally. Except Trump only ended up adding more fuel to the fire.
“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,” said Trump, “if I win.” If he wins.
A lot of Trump’s supporters believe this claim that our system is rigged, and see no fault in his accusations. But by running a campaign on lies, and playing on the anger of his supporters, Trump “keeps us in suspense” of what his supporters might do once Nov. 8 rolls around and he is not, thankfully, the next president of the United States.
