Quote:Given the campaign rhetoric, are we to believe there would be no discussion of the electoral college, protests or downright ugliness had Trump lost?

 

No. Even the Tea Party, the most active you've seen conservatives in years, was by and large peaceful. They weren't these riots that you see today.

 

You can't, however, relate "discussion" to these riots. Not sure how you include that in the things you consider possibilities unless you want to mitigate the severity of the protest. Besides, what is "ugliness" to you? 

 

Quote:There were no riots when Bush was elected twice either. 

 

Is it a coincidence that the first time there are riots and protests after an election is when Trump won?

 

That was nearly two decades ago for Bush's first election. Social media wasn't as large and the country didn't have a general sense of entitlement. 

 

We're now talking about having safe spaces. A lot has changed since then.

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