Donald Trump refuses to say whether he'll accept election results

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Posted on AllSides October 20, 2016

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Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to say he would accept the result of the presidential election if he loses to Hillary Clinton, raising the possibility of an extraordinary departure from principles that have underpinned American democracy for more than two centuries.

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