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On John McCain's Concession Speech
Mark Salter, John McCain's former chief of staff, longtime co-author and speechwriter, and the author of The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain (Simon & Schuster, 2020), looks at the contrast between John McCain's gracious concession speech in 2008 and the current moment and talks about where "Never Trumpers" are left after the president's strong, if unsuccessful, showing.