The contentious midterm elections are now less than a week away. Polls show razor-close races that could shift the balance of power in both the House and the Senate.

However, a dark shadow looms over the election: If Democrats ride a blue wave to power, will President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accept the results? Or will Trump cry foul and try to overturn them?

We’re already getting a hint of what might come.

Polls, for now, seem to indicate that Democrats are in a good position to take the House and, quite possibly, the Senate. With that information in mind, Trump and some in the GOP are already laying the groundwork for holding on to power — or, at least, disempowering Democrats.

Laura Meckler, Chris Hacker and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post write , “President Donald Trump and his allies have spent the final weeks before the midterms showering his supporters with a relentless stream of doubt about the legitimacy of the election, priming them to question results if Republicans lose.…