On the recordDecember 9, 2020
The acid test of a democracy is to concede when you've lost.
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transcripts.cnn.comThe acid test of a democracy is to concede when you've lost.
Begala emphasizes the importance of conceding in a democracy, referencing the need for faith in the electoral process.
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Counter attack. There's this huge myth and it goes all the way back to do Caucus Campaign. Democrats lose because they don't respond.
I think that's a good thing. But I think you point to the political challenge, which is he was elected by the middle class, and Democrats are going to want to say he's going to serve the billionaire class, right.
He has a mandate to cut the cost of groceries, gas and rent. He promised to cut the cost of energy in half.
He started in the gutter. He's now in the sewer. I don't know what's below that.