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MagicPanda703 t1_j0sy80c wrote

Reply to comment by __looking_for_things in Leon Benjamin wins GOP nomination in Virginia 4th District race by CrassostreaVirginica

Conceding is required for a healthy democracy. Republicans think they can call any election they lose “stolen”- which happens to be all of them, these days

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__looking_for_things t1_j0t8oj5 wrote

But am I incorrect in stating that conceding is not required by law? The winner is the person who wins the most votes per the law. So the act of conceding doesn't legally impact the election. Many candidates do not actually concede, particularly in small, local elections, mostly because no one is listening.

I'm not stating anything about if the candidate should concede, I'm just saying they aren't required to.

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freetimerva t1_j0u2l5z wrote

Probably correct. But when the republican party has a history of calling elections stolen without any evidence to support the claim... it's suddenly become an important distinction between those who value democracy and those who want to dismantle it.

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