Kerry Concedes Updated
From WTOP News in DC:
| :::::::: | WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush won a second term from a divided and anxious nation, his promise of steady, strong wartime leadership trumping John Kerry’s fresh-start approach to Iraq and joblessness. After a long, tense night of vote counting, the Democrat called Bush Wednesday to concede Ohio and the presidency, The Associated Press learned.
Kerry ended his quest, concluding one of the most expensive and bitterly contested races on record, with a call to the president shortly after 11 a.m. EST, according to two officials familiar with the conversation. |
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Update: I didn’t get the chance to blog any more yesterday but I wanted to say I admired Senator Kerry’s dignity and decision to avoid dragging this nation through another courtroom election brawl. In spite of calling for him to concede, I honestly never believed he would and I was quite surprised when I heard the news. That definitely raised him a couple of notches in my estimation. It’s much too soon to say whether his supporters will heed his call to work to find common ground but one can hope.
