Robert E. Lang In The News
The Globe and Mail
What was the most alarming of all the alarming moments in the unprecedented 2016 presidential campaign? Here’s a possibility: October 19, two-thirds of the way through the third presidential debate in Las Vegas, when Donald Trump, the strangest Republican presidential candidate ever, refused to say whether he would accept the result of the election if he lost.
Sacramento Bee
In a cramped office strewn with hand-written signs setting door-knocking goals and tracking early votes, Artie Blanco reminded a roomful of Californians why they had shown up early in Nevada on the final Saturday before the election. "Nevada is what’s going to make the difference,” said Blanco, who works for a labor-backed advocacy organization called For Our Future. “This is where the wall will be to keep Trump out of the White House.”
The Slatest
One question that has emerged out of the presidential campaign in the past 24 hours is—why? Why is Donald Trump futzing around with the fundamental principles of American democracy by refusing to say he’ll accept the results of the election? Why has he been pre-emptively complaining that the vote will be “rigged” weeks before Election Day? What is he trying to accomplish with these statements?
The Slatest
How to spin the possibility of Donald Trump refusing to accept the outcome of the election? “Who are you?” demanded Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Trump’s military adviser who had once been considered a possible running mate. We were in the spin room after Wednesday’s presidential debate, and I’d asked if he thought Trump should say he would abide by the results of the vote. “Who are you?” he asked again. When I told him, he continued to walk away without answering the question.
VOA News
Cynthia Salcido may make a living cleaning casino restrooms and picking up broken glass, but she and the members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 make up the backbone of the casino industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. The union is training its members to encourage people to vote. They also have plans to make sure their voices are heard when all eyes are on Las Vegas for the last presidential debate.