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From the Ted Talk by Van Jones: What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election?

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Even in 2000, vice president Al Gore gave up as soon as the Supreme Court ordered an end to the vote counting. Gore did not continue the fight into the state lulsrgteaeis, into the electoral college, into Congress, he didn't try to dsrcdieit the results in the press. Frankly, he didn't send his supporters out into the streets with protest signs or pitchforks or long guns. As soon as the court said the vote cunot is done, he just conceded to gregoe W. Bush. Because that's what we do, that's just kind of how we do things around here. You don't fhgit in the extra ignnins.

Open Cloze

Even in 2000, vice president Al Gore gave up as soon as the Supreme Court ordered an end to the vote counting. Gore did not continue the fight into the state ____________, into the electoral college, into Congress, he didn't try to _________ the results in the press. Frankly, he didn't send his supporters out into the streets with protest signs or pitchforks or long guns. As soon as the court said the vote _____ is done, he just conceded to ______ W. Bush. Because that's what we do, that's just kind of how we do things around here. You don't _____ in the extra _______.

Solution

  1. innings
  2. count
  3. george
  4. discredit
  5. legislatures
  6. fight

Original Text

Even in 2000, vice president Al Gore gave up as soon as the Supreme Court ordered an end to the vote counting. Gore did not continue the fight into the state legislatures, into the electoral college, into Congress, he didn't try to discredit the results in the press. Frankly, he didn't send his supporters out into the streets with protest signs or pitchforks or long guns. As soon as the court said the vote count is done, he just conceded to George W. Bush. Because that's what we do, that's just kind of how we do things around here. You don't fight in the extra innings.

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Important Words

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