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Matthew Ward

One thing at least seems certain; That Donald Trump has assured his place in history. A century from now, in high school civics classes across America, Trump will still be mentioned with the likes of Father Coghlin and Joe McCarthy. As a branding exercise, his has been an effort nothing short of epic. We should give him that.

AP: THE MORNING AFTER DEBATE 3

TRUMP REF– USES TO SAY IF HE’LL ACCEPT ELECTION RESULTS
WASHINGTON (AP) – Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say in the final debate that he will accept the results of next month’s election if he loses to Hillary Clinton.

The Democratic nominee declared Trump’s resistance “horrifying.” Trump’s comments at Wednesday’s debate sent shockwaves through the presidential campaign. They sharply contrasted with the unequivocal assurances given by running mate Mike Pence and other top figures in the campaign that Trump, despite raising unsubstantiated concerns about voter fraud, would accept the results. Asked whether he would accept the election outcome, Trump replied: “I will tell you at the time.

ANALYSIS: TRUMP NEEDED DEBATE RESET, INSTEAD RILES GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump needed a game changer. Instead, he landed a jaw dropper. When the Republican nominee for president refused to say he would accept the results of the election, he rattled American democracy and openly flirted with the notion of a contested transition of power. He overshadowed an otherwise improved debate performance. And, with an almost-flip, five-word sentence, he created a headache for every Republican running for re-election who will be asked again and again to either defend or reject their nominee. “I’ll keep you in suspense,” Trump said, when asked at Wednesday night’s third and final debate if he would vow to accept the results.

AP FACT CHECK: TRUMP, CLINTON AND THEIR DEBATE CLAIMS
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump painted an inaccurately dark portrait of manufacturing in America while Hillary Clinton stretched credulity in boasting that her spending plans won’t add to the country’s debt. As well, both struggled in the presidential final debate to explain comments from their past. A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with the facts: TRUMP: “We’re not making things anymore, relatively speaking.” THE FACTS: Despite his “relatively speaking” hedge, the assertion is wrong. U.S. factory production has more than doubled since 1979, when manufacturing employment was at its peak. The problem is that it takes fewer people to produce more.