Word: concessioner
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With last night's concession by Vice President Al Gore '69, the most tumultuous election of modern times finally came to an end. In an election that deeply divided the American people, Congress and the Supreme Court, Gore rightly fought to the end not only for his espoused campaign goals...
While Gore postponed a statement, a concession seemed imminent.
Bill Daley sent out a written statement. "Al Gore and Joe Lieberman are now reviewing the 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court... we will address the decision in full detail at the appropriate time tomorrow." Even shorter. And in true Gore form, not quite code for a concession...
No. Wednesday morning he sent out the word that the recount shop was closed, and made it known that 9 p.m. was concession time - and the speech would not only be easy on the ears but, at 10 minutes, easy on the attention span too. Gore, of course, is writing...
And some boilerplate. The man who will become the 43rd president of the United States on Jan. 20 seemed to want to build a bridge not only between the parties, but between his campaign and tonight - and over the "long and trying period" in between. His concession to the problems...