When Does One Concede?

The Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson campaigns in Florida make it clear: Democrats are too quick to concede close elections.

Andrew Gillum rescinding his Election Night concession. Source: The Daily Beast.

The 2018 midterm elections, held last Tuesday, are still not over. Several races across the country, at both the highest and lowest levels, have not been decided. These races are in several states, from California with its mail-in ballots to Georgia with its razor-thin gubernatorial race (and election…

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Eric Medlin

I’m a writer interested in the intersections of history, ideas, and politics. I publish every week. www.twitter.com/medlinwrites