Some TFG-aligned candidates are actually rejecting TFG's example and honoring the election results

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Like Rachel, I was pleased to see some concession speeches from GOP candidates'

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/concessions-losing-gop-candidates-good-bad-news-rcna56559?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Oddly enough, some notable Republican candidates who also fell short have come to similar conclusions. The New York Times reported:

Several bitterly contested races remain undecided, but by Wednesday it was becoming clear that the 2022 midterm campaign had spawned a modest and somewhat unexpected national political comeback — by civility. ... This year, many defeated Republicans — including some endorsed by the former president and many who embraced his lies about the last national election — accepted their losses with magnanimity, rejecting the Trumpian example without mentioning him by name.

As yesterday morning progressed, the list of Trump-backed Republicans acknowledging the legitimacy of their defeats grew. Michigan’s Tudor Dixon conceded. So did New York’s Lee Zeldin. They were joined by Pennsylvania’s Mehmet Oz and Dan Cox.

A Washington Post report on the trend added, “Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) said she choked up with relief when Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon conceded Wednesday morning. The act, Benson said, reinforced a democratic norm of acknowledging election results that Trump had undermined.”....

But it’s nevertheless true that prominent Trump-aligned candidates are rejecting the former president’s example and honoring the will of the voters. I wouldn’t be surprised if some online tantrums from Mar-a-Lago soon follow.

These concessions were far from assured. Too many Republicans hedged in recent months when asked whether they’d accept the legitimacy of the official vote tallies. The fact they ended up conceding comes as a relief.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. 2020 election deniers who ran in the 2022 midterms did actually concede defeat in their races.

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2. What a concept, acting like adults!

Guessing they are leaving the whining to the last ones standing for control of house & senate. Jmo.

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3. Not all of them.

There's the candidate for A.G in Maryland, Michael Peroutka, who lost by 300,000 votes and still refuses to concede, claiming "fraud" with zero evidence.

"The Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general said he will not concede the race despite trailing his Democratic opponent by more than 300,000 votes."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/10/maryland-attorney-general-peroutka-concede/

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4. Laxalt has conceded

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5. Blake Masters concedes-AZ Senate

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