Trump suggests general election could be 'rigged'
COLUMBUS - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that he fears the general election "is going to be rigged" -- an unprecedented assertion by a modern presidential candidate.
Trump's extraordinary claim -- one he did not back up with any immediate evidence -- would, if it became more than just an offhand comment, seem to threaten the tradition of peacefully contested elections and challenge the very essence of a fair democratic process.
"I'm afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest," the Republican nominee told a town hall crowd in Columbus, Ohio on Monday. He added that he has been hearing "more and more" that the election may not be contested fairly, though he did not elaborate further.
