After the outcome is sure, one presidential candidate will concede. What he will say and what he will mean are two different things.
Sometime late tonight, barring an unexpected bout of litigation, one of the major party presidential nominees will be calling the other one to concede.
Immediately afterward, the defeated candidate will come out and address supporters. We all know what he'll say. Let's take a look at what he'll be thinking:
"I just made a telephone call to my opponent to congratulate him on his victory." (Scattered boos.) "No, no, none of that. None of that."
Translation: More of that. More of that.
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The concession speech: A translation | StarTribune.com
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