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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

It's one of the advantages of our system, the person that wins is in the next day. The concept of a peaceful transition only works if the incumbent is not a dick, and now it's happened once, the chances of it happening again are very high

Exactly, the whole system ran on tradition, etiquette and sportsmanship so as soon as you get someone who doesn't give a **** about those things it goes out the window.

Clinton last time round, despite people using her complaints as a "see she did it too!", is actually a fine example of how it's supposed to work. EVEN THOUGH she was upset at and skeptical about the result, and voiced concerns, could even be considered a "sore loser" with some of the claims... she still conceded the race as soon as the result became clear on election night.