Donald Trump can't lose. His entire self-made mythology rests precariously on the premise that he's a winner. He says it over and over again because for Trump it's not simply a statement of purpose but the centerpiece of his brand. A public loss for Trump would be humiliating, sure, but it would also be a repudiation of everything he purports to be about. Without all that supposed winning, Trump is just some orange windbag with ridiculous hair who doesn't know how to properly tie a necktie. He's a joke. Granted, he's these things anyway, but it's his alpha-male braggadocio and his ability to bullshit idiots into thinking he succeeds at everything he tries that elevates him in the starstruck eyes of America's vast yokel contingent.
Think about it for a minute. Has any presidential candidate ever had to run the kind of gauntlet that Hillary Clinton has over the past several months? Has any presidential candidate ever faced down this much organized opposition from this many separate sources? Has any U.S. campaign for the presidency been subjected to this much determined interference by entities both foreign and domestic, all of whom should have exactly zero role in influencing American politics? The answer to all of these questions is -- no. No way. Since the very beginning of her campaign, disparate forces have gathered and even aligned specifically to prevent Clinton from ever becoming president. And in the final weeks of the race, their efforts have reached a grotesque crescendo.
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