“We Have Submitted the Issue to the American People and Their Will is Law.”

Concession Speeches Began With William Jennings Bryan

When Democrat William Jennings Bryan received word of the results of the 1896 presidential election, he promptly dispatched a telegram to his opponent, Republican William McKinley. https://t.co/FICxG2VXke

— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) November 9, 2020

Health Editor’s Note: So, if Trump fails to concede the 2020 presidential election to the winner, Joe Biden, he will be the first presidential candidate to break a tradition. The concession has taken the form of letters, TV, and radio broadcasts. So far there have been 32 failed attempts to attain the presidency. That is the nature of an election….one person wins and the other person loses.

Trump is not the only sore loser candidate. Dewey refused to personally congratulate FDR who heard of Dewey’s concession though a radio broadcast.  Then there was Gore who called Bush to admit defeat and then cried foul after learning the media had called Florida prematurely. Gore did offer a concession speech in mid-December when the election was deemed “closed.”

Any bets on when or if Biden will get one from Trump? I say never…..Carol

Carol Duff, MSN, BA, RN

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.

She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.

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