{"id":413,"date":"2016-11-10T09:29:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T09:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/?p=413"},"modified":"2016-11-10T09:29:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T09:29:43","slug":"hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton’s concession speech \u2013 a class political act"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Presidential<\/p>\n

It\u2019s normal for conceding presidential candidates to give their speech in the middle of the night, as their guests are still at HQ and the final results are trickling in.<\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton, however, decided not to do that after losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump. Instead her team arranged for a mid-morning speech<\/a> on the day after the vote. It was held at a separate venue \u2013 at a hotel in New York \u2013 with seats for staff and supporters.<\/p>\n

Speeches by losing candidates are interesting. The chosen tone, message, content and length tell us a lot about the state of democracy and the health of the candidate\u2019s party. In fact, a CNN commentator claimed ahead of Clinton\u2019s address that the concession speech is often more important for the health of democracy than the victory speech.<\/p>\n

Clinton\u2019s decision to make her speech in the morning means that she could say something more planned than if she had to cobble together a late-night reaction at a \u201clet\u2019s get it over with\u201d event. It also means a better chance for news coverage, since a little time has passed since the upset of the result.<\/p>\n

A later speech, according to commentators such as CNN, allowed Clinton to concede \u201con her own terms\u201d. Crucially, it also meant not speaking in front of a set clearly designed for a victory speech.<\/p>\n

Her role post result was to thank supporters but also to attempt to get some key messages across. Media have been briefed that Clinton\u2019s speech would be a message to the American people about \u201cthe way forward\u201d.<\/p>\n

\n

Chelsea Clinton after her mother\u2019s speech.EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She stressed the need for participation over time. Democracy, she reminded her supporters, does not just mean casting a vote every four years, it\u2019s a constant commitment. While she appealed to her audience to accept the result, the message was clear \u2013 continue to monitor Trump\u2019s America.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur campaign was never about one person or one election,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was about the country we love, about building a country that was hopeful, inclusive and big hearted.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was also keen to stress inclusion, shared values, and the \u201cvision we hold for our country\u201d, despite not making any direct references to concern that her opponent lacks these values.<\/p>\n

There was a strong sense of passing on a torch to her supporters: \u201cYou represent the best of America,\u201d she told the room, before promising that a woman president will happen one day.<\/p>\n

I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling but some day, someone will and hopefully sooner than we think right now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Speaking to the alarm felt by many about the tone of the campaign, Clinton acknowledged the divisions in American society and stressed \u201cthe rule of law\u201d and equality under the law. \u201cWe respect and cherish these values \u2026 and we must defend them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Whether this was a goodbye, or a rallying call for a new movement, isn\u2019t quite clear. But Clinton was certainly keen to focus on the future of her country rather than dwelling on her loss. She admitted the the result is painful and \u201cwill be for some time\u201d and there was a moment when she looked ready to cry, but she pulled it back quickly.<\/p>\n

So what now for Hillary Clinton? I\u2019m not sure. But the delivery of a speech like this on a day which must be full of pain shows she is nothing if not a professional political operator.\"The<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on The Conversation<\/a>. Read the original article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s normal for conceding presidential candidates to give their speech in the middle of the night, as their guests are still at HQ and the final results are trickling in. Hillary Clinton, however, decided not to do that after losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump. Instead her team arranged for a mid-morning speech on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1269,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1688],"tags":[32422,32421,32444,32445],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-2016-us-presidential-election","tag-donald-trump","tag-hilary-clinton","tag-u-s-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nHillary Clinton's concession speech \u2013 a class political act - Comment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hillary Clinton's concession speech \u2013 a class political act - Comment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s normal for conceding presidential candidates to give their speech in the middle of the night, as their guests are still at HQ and the final results are trickling in. Hillary Clinton, however, decided not to do that after losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump. Instead her team arranged for a mid-morning speech on […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Comment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-10T09:29:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/files\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paula\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paula\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/\",\"name\":\"Hillary Clinton's concession speech \u2013 a class political act - Comment\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-10T09:29:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-10T09:29:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#\/schema\/person\/bb74b8baa67d445861b99242dc22cbbc\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg\",\"width\":3532,\"height\":2819,\"caption\":\"Presidential election banner background. US Presidential election 2016. Hand putting voting paper in the ballot box with american flag on background. Flat design, vector illustration.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Hillary Clinton’s concession speech \u2013 a class political act\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"description\":\"Comment is a collection of views, opinion and insight from Edge Hill University\u2019s academics about topical issues, current events or areas of expertise. Commentators from across the University use this space to discuss their views as well as sharing their own knowledge, research and interests.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#\/schema\/person\/bb74b8baa67d445861b99242dc22cbbc\",\"name\":\"Paula\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d62739ea4b08d0de1f416fab16a3a1cee627128edcb75d0769a9ceab1e740113?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d62739ea4b08d0de1f416fab16a3a1cee627128edcb75d0769a9ceab1e740113?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Paula\"},\"description\":\"Paula Keaveney is a Senior Lecturer in\u00a0 Politics. A former journalist and PR professional, her research interests include political communications, public affairs and PR and marketing in the charity sector. She is the Chair\u00a0 of the\u00a0 Political Marketing Group of the Political Studies Association. She is also a former leader of the opposition on Liverpool City Council.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/author\/keavenep\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hillary Clinton's concession speech \u2013 a class political act - Comment","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hillary Clinton's concession speech \u2013 a class political act - Comment","og_description":"It\u2019s normal for conceding presidential candidates to give their speech in the middle of the night, as their guests are still at HQ and the final results are trickling in. Hillary Clinton, however, decided not to do that after losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump. Instead her team arranged for a mid-morning speech on […]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/","og_site_name":"Comment","article_published_time":"2016-11-10T09:29:43+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/files\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg"}],"author":"Paula","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paula","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/","name":"Hillary Clinton's concession speech \u2013 a class political act - Comment","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg","datePublished":"2016-11-10T09:29:43+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-10T09:29:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#\/schema\/person\/bb74b8baa67d445861b99242dc22cbbc"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2016\/11\/ThinkstockPhotos-614055478.jpg","width":3532,"height":2819,"caption":"Presidential election banner background. US Presidential election 2016. Hand putting voting paper in the ballot box with american flag on background. Flat design, vector illustration."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/11\/10\/hillary-clintons-concession-speech-a-class-political-act\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hillary Clinton’s concession speech \u2013 a class political act"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/","name":"Comment","description":"Comment is a collection of views, opinion and insight from Edge Hill University\u2019s academics about topical issues, current events or areas of expertise. Commentators from across the University use this space to discuss their views as well as sharing their own knowledge, research and interests.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#\/schema\/person\/bb74b8baa67d445861b99242dc22cbbc","name":"Paula","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d62739ea4b08d0de1f416fab16a3a1cee627128edcb75d0769a9ceab1e740113?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d62739ea4b08d0de1f416fab16a3a1cee627128edcb75d0769a9ceab1e740113?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Paula"},"description":"Paula Keaveney is a Senior Lecturer in\u00a0 Politics. A former journalist and PR professional, her research interests include political communications, public affairs and PR and marketing in the charity sector. She is the Chair\u00a0 of the\u00a0 Political Marketing Group of the Political Studies Association. She is also a former leader of the opposition on Liverpool City Council.","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/author\/keavenep\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}