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Democracy is a smooth transition. and so given that, do you believe that you and mr. trump will accept the results of this election no matter what? >> ive said before, well certainly accept the outcome of this election. >> do you want mr. trump to make that clear. >> but in the twenty days -- well he said it in the first debate. >> and then he took it back. >> well he said it in the first debate. >> since then hes been talking about rigged elections. >> donald trump is going to win this election...

Projection. 307 for democrats. hillary clinton, 179 for the republican donald trump. and anderson as weve changed this map today. here is whats most surprising. out in the west, utah, arizona, mitt romney won utah with 7 2%. mitt romney won arizona by ten points four years ago. these are reliable republican states. toss ups because of trumps troubles. hillary clinton actualhead in t most recent poll in arizona. this is the most significant. donald trump cant get to 270 without the 29 electoral v...

From us and overall we globally improve democracy. at this debate, the commission is hosting over 50 representatives from 24 countries in the debates international network and theyve received a first hand look of what goes on behind the scenes of one of these debates. they are here and i would like to ask our friends from the debates international to please stand up and lets give them a round of applause. [ applause ] finally, there are millions watching and theres one who deserves a special not...

And much expanded. tonight the presidential debate. what is the most special about the debate is what this does for our students. weve got a few hundred students working here in the debate hall and the cox pavilion and spin alley. a total of 1,000 students working the debate all week long all across campus. we have faculty that created new courses for the debate for this fall. we have a national lecture years business were running and many other things on the debate that are going. and probably ...

The faculty and students of the university. the commission, went into existence in 1987. and since then weve conducted 21 presidential debates in the general election. we have nothing do with the primary, please, i hope you understand that. and we have done eight vice presidential debates. so tonight is the 30th debate that the commission will have produced in those period of time. [ applause ] and we couldnt do it without the tremendous support of our board. and we have four members of our boar...

This special event and the importance of this. were here today and here tonight to select the leader of the free world, the next president of the united states. so were very happy to be part of that. people say you cant get business done in las vegas. i disagree with them. this shows that serious business gets done in the united states. i invite you to come back again as a visitor. have a great time. have a great debate night and thank you very much. [ applause ] >> the commission is very gratef...

Historic if he were able to catch up. so it is fine if you feel that that is what he should do. but it isnt really producing the results that would lead to him being elected. may produce the results of him being able to lead a tv network or a movement. but it is not going to pay off in the presidency. >> were less dhan an hour from the start of the debate. well soon see if there is a clinton/trump handshake or not. more of this ahead.

Laughs. it turns the moderate votes, the swing votes off significantly. does he have what it takes to reach out to those voters to expand from the 39, 40% of the vote who are like him right knew? i dont know. well see. >> well see how substantive this debate tonight behind us is going to be. anderson back to you. >> minutes away from the start of the debate. no doubt members of the commission, presidential debates all come out to address the crowd first. janet brown and some of the others whethe...

Street. about the e-mails, and fbi quid pro quo and has do it without looking defensive. shes not going to get it from donald trump if hes not disciplined enough to go at her on that. shes dental going to get pretty chris wallace. i think she needs to go high when he goes low. exactly what she did at the last debate. show a lot of dignity like at the last debate. and i think she needs to. -- whats gotten lost here because donald trump has taken all the oxygen out of the election is her positive ...

The town hall debate always has interesting wrinkles because of the choreography of them. by the time the third debate -- i mean look at where we are. look at these polls. so much is locked in now anderson, that its very hard to see a completely new dynamic at this point in the campaign. by the way jeffrey would say donald trump surprises us. but as michael said earlier he really hasnt surprised us. been very predictable. >> you disagree with it? >> i think there was one determinant factor in th...