“Well, it takes a team to win, so it takes a team to lose. I was part of a team that came in second outta two. So, yes, yeah, I mean, semantics, okay, words matter. You either win or you lose. We lost. That makes you not a winner. At that time.”
— Sarah Palin, quoted by CBS News, when asked if she was to blame for John McCain’s defeat in the 2008 presidential election.
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