Current Events > Bernstein: 'Trump may call election illegitimate should Democrats take control'

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Bio1590
11/02/18 8:17:58 PM
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https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-2018-election-illegitimate-democrats-take-control-congress-carl-1181683

Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Carl Bernstein said over the weekend that should Democrats win control of Congress in a close election, President Donald Trump might move to challenge the legitimacy of the 2018 midterms.

Bernstein made the comments in an interview on CNN's Reliable Sources on Sunday that focused largely on Trump uses "untruth" as a political strategy.

"I talked to people...in touch with the White House on Friday who believe that if the congressional midterms are very close and the Democrats were to win by five or seven seats, that Trump was already talking about how to throw legal challenges into the courts, sow confusion, declare a victory, actually, and say that the election's been illegitimate," Bernstein told host Brian Stelter. "That is really under discussion in the White House."

Trump, Bernstein said, employed lying unlike any previous commander-in-chief, using it as a major tool in the White House.

"We have had presidents in the past who have liedthere is no question about thatbut what we have never had is a president of the United States who uses lying and untruth as a basic method to promote his policies, his beliefs and his way of approaching the American people and engaging with the world," Bernstein said. "His default position is to use untruth to go toward his objectives."

It would be remarkable, although not necessarily unexpected, that Trump would challenge the results of an election that didn't produce positive results for the Republicans, and there is a decent chance that Democrats could win control of at least one chamber of Congress from the Republicans, who currently control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

FiveThirtyEight on Monday projected that the Democrats had an 86 percent chance of winning back control of the House. For the Senate, FiveThirtyEight on Monday gave Democrats about a 22 percent chance of winning control.

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andel
11/02/18 8:18:45 PM
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he definitely will. trump is the sorest of sore losers
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catboy0_0
11/02/18 8:19:27 PM
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lmao
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spudger
11/02/18 8:19:33 PM
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and his gulpers will gulp it up
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SageHarpuia
11/02/18 8:20:06 PM
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Well duh

Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point
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Tmaster148
11/02/18 8:20:10 PM
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That was the plan in 2016 as well
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andel
11/02/18 8:20:46 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
Well duh

Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point


literally everyone knows the blue wave is coming
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Damn_Underscore
11/02/18 8:21:11 PM
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Nothing is actually going to happen
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Bio1590
11/02/18 8:21:17 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
That was the plan in 2016 as well

Yes, but the difference there was that if he had lost in 2016 he'd just be another forgotten shit stain in history.
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Antifar
11/02/18 8:21:25 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point

Please point to the analysts who think it won't.
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TiamatLover
11/02/18 8:21:25 PM
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You mean like the left did after the 2016 elections?
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Sayoria
11/02/18 8:21:42 PM
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He absolutely would. There's no damn ifs ands or buts about it.
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P4wn4g3
11/02/18 8:21:49 PM
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oh noes and he might cry on national TV too but does anyone give a fuck? no
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Bio1590
11/02/18 8:22:30 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Nothing is actually going to happen

Correct, but only because the GOP wouldn't willingly implicate itself in anything.
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Bio1590
11/02/18 8:23:23 PM
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Spooking posted...
Projection from the left. Muh Russia interference, gerrymandering, hot dog wieners, ect...

The two first things you listed are known, indisputable facts.
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known2FAIL
11/02/18 8:24:10 PM
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TiamatLover posted...
You mean like the left did after the 2016 elections?


Yea but, unlike Trump, the Left seems to have a valid argument. We'll know for sure when Muller releases his report
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King_Hellebuyck
11/02/18 8:24:44 PM
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Im actually kinda curious to see how that would play out
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CruelBuffalo
11/02/18 8:25:57 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
Well duh

Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point

Lol yikes
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lilORANG
11/02/18 8:26:43 PM
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He absolutely will. He was calling the 2016 election rigged before it even happened.
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Duncanwii
11/02/18 8:27:15 PM
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King_Hellebuyck posted...
Im actually kinda curious to see how that would play out

The left would take the seats they earned and business will continue as usual. Trump cannot (legally) override democratically elected wins.
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Complete_Idi0t
11/02/18 8:28:33 PM
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He also called the eelction rigged after it happened because even though he won, he didn't win by enough votes to assuage his ego
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Jiek_Fafn
11/02/18 8:29:43 PM
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Like I'm gonna pay attention to what a stupid bear says.
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Antifar
11/02/18 8:30:57 PM
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Wednesday is gonna rule
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P4wn4g3
11/02/18 8:33:01 PM
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I've noticed the Republicans have gone awful quiet about the midterms
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NeoShadowhen
11/02/18 8:33:14 PM
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That's probably going to happen in every election going forward for the forseeble future. It was wildly effective in 2016.
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Webmaster4531
11/02/18 8:37:58 PM
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P4wn4g3 posted...
I've noticed the Republicans have gone awful quiet about the midterms

Most were banned for being pro MAGAbomber, Synagogue Shooter, and spreading false flag bullshit.
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VipaGTS
11/02/18 8:38:47 PM
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Noooo! He will!? I don't buy it!
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Doom_Art
11/02/18 8:41:17 PM
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The states can send their elected representatives to DC and don't need Trumps permission or blessing
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Bio1590
11/02/18 8:43:40 PM
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Duncanwii posted...
King_Hellebuyck posted...
Im actually kinda curious to see how that would play out

The left would take the seats they earned and business will continue as usual. Trump cannot (legally) override democratically elected wins.

I think it's more like, I don't think the GOP would push it because the last thing they'd want is their shenanigans in states like North Dakota and Georgia subject to even more legal scrutiny.
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P4wn4g3
11/02/18 8:43:42 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
P4wn4g3 posted...
I've noticed the Republicans have gone awful quiet about the midterms

Most were banned for being pro MAGAbomber, Synagogue Shooter, and spreading false flag bullshit.

I meant the talking heads, not the screaming nuts
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andel
11/02/18 8:44:01 PM
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Antifar posted...
Wednesday is gonna rule


i cant wait
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VTBM
11/02/18 8:44:13 PM
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So the Democrats can call Trumps election illegitimate but Republicans can't say it?
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Bio1590
11/02/18 8:45:19 PM
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VTBM posted...
So the Democrats can call Trumps election illegitimate but Republicans can't say it?

lilORANG posted...
He was calling the 2016 election rigged before it even happened.

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known2FAIL
11/02/18 10:57:27 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
VTBM posted...
So the Democrats can call Trumps election illegitimate but Republicans can't say it?

lilORANG posted...
He was calling the 2016 election rigged before it even happened.

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TheRealDill2000
11/02/18 11:21:14 PM
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andel posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
Well duh

Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point


literally everyone knows the blue wave is coming

Pretty sure that Trump has been hyping up the incoming Red Wave.
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Questionmarktarius
11/02/18 11:22:34 PM
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Antifar posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point

Please point to the analysts who think it won't.

We're much better off if at least one house flips, but not for the obvious reason.
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A_Good_Boy
11/02/18 11:23:31 PM
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TheRealDill2000 posted...
andel posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
Well duh

Blue wave is dead, no analyst in their right mind thinks the house will turn blue at this point


literally everyone knows the blue wave is coming

Pretty sure that Trump has been hyping up the incoming Red Wave.

Russia has been influencing our politics for about 2 years now.
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catboy0_0
11/03/18 1:19:42 AM
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Jiek_Fafn posted...
Like I'm gonna pay attention to what a stupid bear says.

haha
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/03/18 11:57:19 AM
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Trump has committed innumerable acts of treason. He should be put on trial and given the death penalty.
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TommyG663513
11/03/18 12:11:51 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
P4wn4g3 posted...
I've noticed the Republicans have gone awful quiet about the midterms

Most were banned for being pro MAGAbomber, Synagogue Shooter, and spreading false flag bullshit.


It's kind of weird how they all manage to make posts that get them moderated then suspended or banned. It's almost like they have no understanding of basic rules.
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Doom_Art
11/03/18 1:18:27 PM
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TommyG663513 posted...
It's kind of weird how they all manage to make posts that get them moderated then suspended or banned. It's almost like they have no understanding of basic rules.

It's weird how they all manage to get banned/suspended at the same time

cuz they act the same

almost like NPCs... hmmm
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