Bill Press on Next Steps
The people who voted for him? I was reminded of the colorful California Democratic Party operative Dick Tuck, who ran unsuccessfully for State Senate in 1966. The next morning, Tuck opened his concessionary news conference with the now-famous statement: “The people have spoken – the bastards!”
1/3
But then I heard Kamala Harr is’ plea in her concession speech at Howard University. “The important thing is don't ever give up,” she told her supporters. “Don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place. … This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves.”
2/3
@Madken65 I pledge to #DoTheWork, I think you are amazing and I love seeing what you share and create.
Thank you for giving us glimpses of your authentic self.
She’s right. So we’ll carry on. We must carry on. But I, for one, will do so with far less hope. I thought Americans were better than this. I thought character mattered. I thought we wanted leaders we could look up to and be proud of. I was wrong.
3/3
https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/billpress/s-3477247