Sore losers are bad for democracy, so don’t be a sore loser
This is why whichever candidate wins the Conservative party leadership will have to do everything he or she can to minimize bad feelings. Indeed, some candidates are already offering olive branches.
OAKVILLE, ONT.—To operate as it should, democracy requires good losers.
That’s to say, people who are on the losing side of a democratic election, must be able to take that loss in stride, accepting their defeat with at least some degree of magnanimi...
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