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You Have to Put Down These Concession Speeches with Strength

Will it really be #StopTheSteal for forever?

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Jonathan V. Last
November 8, 2021∙ Paid
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1. Stop the Steal, Forever

In the Virginia governor’s race last week, Glenn Youngkin won by 2.0 percentage points, which translated to a margin of 66,128 votes.

On election night, McAuliffe made a short speech in which he thanked his supporters. He did not concede the race, but neither did he make any claims or allusions …

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