Fox's Eric Bolling: “Why Is It So Important” That Trump Refuses The Legitimacy Of Elections?

From the October 20 edition of Fox News’ The Five:

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DANA PERINO (CO-HOST): So, not content to leave that story to die. He just added more to it. We will be talking about it at lot more. Eric, when he said that last night in the debate, did you immediately think, oh there's your headline? 

ERCI BOLLING (CO-HOST): I did, not because it had any substance to it, because I knew the right and the left were going to grab on to that and say, look, look what he is doing, in advance, he is kind of setting the groundwork that he is going to say it's a rigged election. For a long time we’ve said, I’ve said, I don't think this is a great strategy by him. I don't love this. But he is going to go ahead and embrace it. I still don't get it. But nonetheless, he did. And I think that -- he was just being tongue in cheek. If I win, ha, ha, ha. Let's talk about what that statement is. Is it that bit -- everyone is making this huge deal out of this. But why is it that big? Why is it so important? Okay so he says, you know what, maybe I will say it was rigged after if I don't win. It is common place. A lot of people, a lot of groups, people have said the election was rigged. I was supposed to win. 2004, a great example, Ohio 2006. It has been Democrats doing it as well. And don't forget, this is a guy who stood on the stage and said -- had people say, will you support the eventual nominee and it ended up being him. And all of them said, we will. Not all of them have. 

Previously:

Journalist Who Covered 2000 Florida Election Recount: “No Comparison” With Trump’s “Rigged Election” Claim

CBS' John Dickerson: Trump's “Rigged” Election Conspiracy Theory Undermines American Democracy

James Carville Notes That Trump Has “No Support In This Own Political Party” For His Rigged Election Claims