In her concession speech, tane chaney said she would run for president to deny mister trump another chance at the oval office. She compared herself to abraham lincoln and ulysses grant, to men who didn't relent under extreme pressure and who saved the union. And i think that she sees herself as staking out this lonely ground that's important in and of itself, even if it doesn't yield the result that she wants.
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