Donald J. Trump’s assertions about “rigging” an election cuts to the heart of our democratic traditions.
The Republican presidential nominee, though, cares not one single bit about tradition, as his campaign has demonstrated time and again for more than a year.
He says the media are biased against him, that they’re conspiring with Hillary Clinton’s campaign to undermine his effort.
Nice try, Don. The media don’t have time to “conspire” against anyone or anything.
He talks about “widespread voter fraud,” which could rank as among the biggest lies of his campaign. There is no evidence anywhere of “widespread” fraud. Of the millions of ballots cast over the past decade-plus, officials have uncovered fewer than 100 cases of people voting fraudulently.
Trump’s desperate 11th-hour assertions are undermining the very process that the GOP nominee used to secure his party’s presidential nomination.
That’s right. Trump benefited from the very same “rigged” system that he now condemns as working against him.
Has anyone else noticed that in the past two weeks we’ve heard absolutely not a single positive policy statement from this guy? His rallies are rife with condemnation of his opponent and accusations that she’s “on drugs,” that she “lacks the stamina” to be commander in chief, that she’s “corrupt,” and that she enabled her husband to become the “worst abuser” of women in the history of American politics.
Nov. 8 cannot get here soon enough.