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If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the republic will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the past

  • Written by Alexander Cohen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clarkson University
If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the republic will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the pastTrump has refused to say he will accept the outcome of the upcoming election.Alex Wong/Getty Images

During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump refused to promise to accept the results of the election. Likewise, in 2020, his continued assault on the reliability and legitimacy of mail-in voting has laid the groundwork for chall...

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