I think Trump is preparing to not accept 2018 election results if Republicans lose

Trump is laying the foundation for later claims that ONLY election results favoring the GOP will be valid.

In 2016, he did this with his repeated “RIGGED” assertions, and the media inadvertently assisted him by challenging Dems to say they would accept any results.

🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/nSD9Vcl9kH

— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) July 24, 2018

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Based on your statement below, I look forward to you pushing for funding for election security. The House GOP voted last week to turn down that funding. Tell them they are wrong. Thanks. https://t.co/sZhFo22kZX

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 24, 2018

This is not normal. It's not normal that the president is tweeting this kind of nonsense given the facts as we know them.

Trump could have tweeted "PASS THE SECURE ELECTIONS ACT NOW!" He could be trying to make elections safe from outside interference. Instead, disinformation. https://t.co/IgnXrB9pS6

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 24, 2018

If so, it's weird that you aren't taking the prospect of more Russian sabotage seriously, in direct contradiction of your Director of National Intelligence. https://t.co/TCZ05SCu7S

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 24, 2018

Vladimir Putin, feet from Donald Trump, last week: "Yes, I wanted him to win." https://t.co/7ahAWVdAgd

— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) July 24, 2018

So if there's a blue wave, it will suddenly be Russia's fault? https://t.co/wfR8GE5wMy

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) July 24, 2018

I worry about how many of T’s followers could easily be convinced by T, backed by Putin-directed social media and Putin-orchestrated events, that any Blue Wave that flips the House or removes or votes out T is a coup or is at least rigged and should be violently resisted.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 2, 2018