Donald Trump's unwillingness to answer a question about accepting the results of the election, during last night's debate, may not be a big deal. Illinois State University professors Tom McClure and Erik Rankin discussed the debate on Sound Ideas.
McClure said the press coverage is unwarranted, based on Trump's answer to a similar question during the first debate.
"Donald Trump's response was 'I want to make America great again, I'm going to be able to do it [and] I don't believe Hilary will. The answer is, if she wins, I will absolutely support her.' So how do you reconcile the statements during the debate?" he asked.
McClure said he doesn't think Trump is trying to contradict democracy as some media sources have reported.
"Trump has a tendecy to speak in ambiguities, and those ambiguities are being construed in opposite directions by both sides."
Rankin said that's Trump's number one problem.
"He can always avoid all of the media scrutiny that he hates if he would just give answers that weren't asinine, and this was an asinine answer."
McClure said the media overreacted to Trump's answer, but the ambiguity of that answer may have contributed to the negative press coverage.
