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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?
Tuesday marked the final countdown to the last presidential debate which will take place Wednesday in Las Vegas. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton landed at McCarran International Airport late Tuesday afternoon. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is also expected to arrive sometime on Tuesday.
The Republican Party’s presidential candidate refers to Mexicans as rapists and wants to build a wall along the entire southern border. The Democratic candidate for Senate in Nevada is Catherine Cortez Masto, a Latina whose grandfather came to the U.S. from Chihuahua, Mexico. And a Democratic House candidate is Ruben Kihuen, who came to the U.S. at age 8 from Guadalajara, Mexico.
As a state that has been built on the gaming industry and tourism tied to it, Nevada knows odds. And the odds are now against Donald Trump here. Stylistically, Trump would seem a natural fit for the Silver State’s pronounced anti-establishment streak. When Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid ran for re-election here, he proclaimed he was "independent, just like Nevada.” Meanwhile, non-college-educated white voters exceed the share of white voters who are college-educated — a favorable dynamic for Trump, who has consolidated white working-class support across the country.
That puts a bow on the third presidential debate and on the 2016 debates generally. As usual, you can re-experience the final debate’s splendor by starting at the bottom of this live blog and scrolling up. You can also listen to our post-debate Elections podcast, or watch video of the taping below.
The final presidential debate on Wednesday opened with an extended discussion of Supreme Court nominations, offering some clarity on how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would fill any vacant seats on the court over the next four years if they are elected.
