This morning, Democrats are frothing at the mouth about Trump's refusal to pre-emptively accept the results of a possibly-close election that hasn't happened yet. This, they argue, makes him a dangerous insurrectionist, and unfit for the White House. Some, like New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait, have gone so far as to say Trump is actively working against American Democracy.
Respect results? In 2002 Hillary Clinton argued Bush was 'selected' - not elected
If that's the case, if Trump's wait-and-see attitude is really a disqualifier, then Hillary's in big trouble. She's been denying election results for 15 years. It seems that, back in 2002, she was "refusing to except the outcome" of George W. Bush's first victory. In fact, Newsweek reported that she told fundraiser attendees Bush had been "selected President, not elected."