With seemingly little chance of victory, Hillary Clinton refused to concede defeat to Donald Trump on Tuesday night, instead sending her campaign manager to tell supporters to go home for the night, so that all the votes could be counted in the race for President.
“We’re not going to have anything more to say tonight,” said John Podesta, just after 2 am Eastern Time.
Podesta’s appearance came after a grueling evening for Clinton and her backers, as they watched Donald Trump win in key state after key state, bringing him right to the edge of being declared the winner.
When Podesta spoke, just
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