Congresswoman Liz Cheney stood outside, against a rustic Wyoming backdrop after losing her Republican primary race last week, and told the press and supporters what she had just done: called her opponent and conceded.
Cheney, the latest Republican incumbent to fall victim to the wrath of unconditional Donald Trump backers, told the crowd, "Tonight, Harriet Hageman received the most votes in this primary. The primary race is over..."
That simple, courteous act of acknowledgment from the losing side, long a staple in U.S. elections, puts commitment to the democratic process ahead of personal ambition and ego. Yet it is an act that Trump, two years after losing his presidential re-election bid, still can't bring himself to perform with Joe Biden.
