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Sadiq Khan: For the loser, not to be dignified and accept defeat... many of us looked at marvel at the letter President Bush wrote…

On the recordNovember 8, 2020
For the loser, not to be dignified and accept defeat... many of us looked at marvel at the letter President Bush wrote President Clinton, many of us were just in all of Al Gore's humility, in the year 2000.
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Sadiq Khan

Editor's note · Context

Khan reflects on the importance of graciousness in political defeat, contrasting it with current events.

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