How to Lose an Election: A History

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🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Presidential campaigns are essentially dramas, and we’re in the final act of this one. The curtain is about to come down.For the past century, the moment of closure has come in the form of one simple act: the public concession. From William Jennings Bryan to Adlai Stevenson to John McCain to Al Gore and Hillary Clinton…. A History of How To Lose An Election.

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1:01.2	Presidential. presidential campaigns are essentially dramas, and we are in the final act of this one.
1:10.0	The curtain is about to come down.
1:12.0	For the past century, the moment of closure has come in the form of one simple act,
1:17.0	the public concession.
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