Van Jones : What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election?

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What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election?

Summary 

Today when I've written this was Thursday, November 5th and I watched the speaker on TV, a CNN program. I remembered this TED talk that I couldn’t understand, l didn't want to understand, l decided not to write a summary last Saturday. However, l started to think that in the story, what the speaker told was wrong. It’s because I think that for both, there must be no concession speech and the speaker has to navigate the fair election that no people rig, though, what he said is about a concession speech. 

The speaker tells us that the important thing is the concession speech. To tell about conceding the race, to admit with honors, to thank you to supporters, to transfer of power peacefully, and to move on. And then, no American should concede the core principles of democracy itself and Americans should be willing to concede an election. 

Americans love the winner of a free and fair election and they oppose any so-called who prevails by twisting the process beyond recognition, though, the election, many people think, is not fair so far. 

I think that their words are completely wrong!

Not "Stop the count!" or "Every vote must be counted!" but "The election should be fair and it should be checked!" Americans who deliberately voted two times or hid votes should be confessed. If it’s not done, American democracy that has been broken already must be proved. 

I'm feeling really bad and it’s like our country being captured by a country. 

P.S. I think that the Japanese election system is really great!! There is no dishonesty, counting is quick, when people have voted, it is summed and the total number is always accurate.

Words in this story 

concede / unwillingly admit, yield, give up 

Concession / giving up, yielding, conceding, granting