Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Concession
When a politician loses a race, the concession speech is an act of civility and good public relations. It shows the pol abiding by the will of voters and retiring from public view until the next race, if there is one. When a pol protests the vote was fraudulent and he actually won, beyond a recount and court suits there is no legal way to change the result. What it does do, however, is tarnish the reputation of the pol as a sore loser. It is poor PR. Arizona might be facing turmoil with the loss of the Republican gubernatorial candidate, Kari Lake, who even before election day called into question the legitimacy of the vote. Lake's take-no-prisoners style of campaigning already had tarnished her nationally and apparently Arizona voters didn't want it in the governorship. Not yet, anyway. If she concedes, she might win back some support for the next time, if there is one. If not, she risks losing any further opportunity to run.
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