In the final Presidential debate last night, moderator Chris Wallace asked Donald Trump if he would “absolutely accept” the results of the election once the votes were counted. This question, of course, coming on the heels of Trump making claims throughout the campaign that the process was rigged against him.
Let me first say that aside from being
forced to tag along with the Clinton campaign throughout the
election, moderating a debate between these two candidates has to be
one of the least desirable opportunities in media. The moderators of
the previous debates, in my opinion and the opinion of many people I
have spoken to, did a less-than-stellar job. Primarily, because they
were all so biased against Trump. But also because they allowed their
emotions show, and at times verbally attacked him on his answer to
certain questions.
Although I believe Wallace did an
excellent job of moderating the debate and remaining unbiased, I was
a little surprised when he asked Trump if he would concede to Clinton
if the results showed that he had lost the election. This of course,
explained in justification of the fact that we have a tradition of a
“peaceful transition of power”, so the country can come together
after sometimes-heated and painful elections.
