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Out of courtesy, the winner of the campaign usually waits for a concession speech, if one is forthcoming, before delivering the acceptance speech. [citation needed] A losing candidate commonly offers a private concession directly to the winning candidate, usually by telephone, before making a public announcement. [6]
Steven Brams' analysis of the 5-candidate 1987 Mathematical Association of America presidential election shows that 79% of voters cast a ballot for one candidate, 16% for 2 candidates, 5% for 3, and 1% for 4, with the winner earning the approval of 1,267 (32%) of 3,924 voters. [3] [43] The IEEE board in 2002 rescinded its decision to use ...
Roll calls continue until one candidate has a majority: the 1924 Democratic National Convention holds the record as the longest ever, as divisions within the party concerning Prohibition led to 102 ballots between Alfred E. Smith and William G. McAdoo, before the relatively unknown John W. Davis was chosen as a compromise candidate on the 103rd ...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., signaled that she may back Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., for labor secretary, a major progressive figure being willing to work with President ...
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health on Wednesday accidentally sent an acceptance email to nearly 300 students for the Master's Program. About 75 minutes later school officials sent ...
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The Association of State Green Parties (ASGP) organized the national nominating convention that took place in Denver, Colorado, in June 2000, at which Greens nominated Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke to be their parties` candidates for President and Vice President, and Nader presented his acceptance speech.
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