Concession speeches
Concession speeches
How do you say "Uncle" when you just failed to become the most powerful person on Earth.
How do you say "Uncle" when you just failed to become the most powerful person on Earth.
Who was so hoarse from campaigning that he had his wife read his concession speech?
What did Hubert Humphrey say he would do after losing in 1968?
Which losing candidate congratulated the winner and then said, "And I promised I wouldn't call him back this time"?
Which presidential candidate was criticized for conceding too soon, before the polls closed in California?
Who quoted Lincoln at his concession, saying he felt like the boy who stubbed his toe: too old to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh?
Which Massachusetts politician conceded while comparing the ordeal of running for president with the ordeal of running the Boston Marathon?
Who conceded while praising his winning opponent for achieving "a great thing for himself and for his country"?
Which of these things did Ross Perot not say on the night that he lost his third-party bid for president in 1992?
Good concession speeches convey humility and grace. Which of these concession statements came from John McCain?
"I've wanted to serve as president because I love this country and because I love the people of this nation...I am disappointed tonight. But I have not lost either love." The losing candidate who said this was: