Mitt Romney
Concession
Speech
Transcript
November 6, 2012
Boston,
Massachusetts
Thank you. Thank
you my friends.
Thank you so
very much. Thank
you. Thank you.
I have just
called President
Obama to
congratulate him
on his victory.
His supporters
and his campaign
also deserve
congratulations.
I wish all of
them well, but
particularly the
president, the
first lady and
their daughters.
This is a time
of great
challenges for
America, and I
pray that the
president will
be successful in
guiding our
nation.
(Applause)
I want to thank
Paul Ryan for
all that he has
done for our
campaign and for
our country.
(Applause)
Besides my wife,
Ann, Paul is the
best choice I've
ever made.
(Applause) And I
trust that his
intellect and
his hard work
and his
commitment to
principle will
continue to
contribute to
the good of our
nation.
I also want to
thank Ann, the
love of my life.
(Applause) She
would have been
a wonderful
first lady.
She’s, she has
been that and
more to me and
to our family
and to the many
people that she
has touched with
her compassion
and her care.
I thank my sons
for their
tireless work on
behalf of the
campaign, and
thank their
wives and
children for
taking up the
slack as their
husbands and
dads have spent
so many weeks
away from home.
(Applause)
I want to thank
Matt Rhoades and
the dedicated
campaign team he
led. (Applause)
They have made
an extraordinary
effort not just
for me, but also
for the country
that we love.
And to you here
tonight, and to
the team across
the country, the
volunteers, the
fundraisers, the
donors, the
surrogates. I
don’t believe
that there’s
ever been an
effort in our
party that can
compare with
what you have
done over these
past years.
Thank you so
very much.
(Applause)
Thanks for all
the hours of
work, for the
calls, for the
speeches and
appearances, for
the resources
and for the
prayers. You
gave deeply from
yourselves and
performed
magnificently.
And you inspired
us and you
humbled us.
You've been the
very best we
could have
imagined.
The nation, as
you know, is at
a critical
point. At a time
like this, we
can’t risk
partisan
bickering and
political
posturing. Our
leaders have to
reach across the
aisle to do the
people’s work.
And we citizens
also have to
rise to the
occasion.
We look to our
teachers and
professors, we
count on you not
just to teach,
but to inspire
our children
with a passion
for learning and
discovery. We
look to our
pastors and
priests and
rabbis and
counselors of
all kinds to
testify of the
enduring
principles upon
which our
society is
built: honesty,
charity,
integrity and
family. We look
to our parents,
for in the final
analysis
everything
depends on the
success of our
homes. We look
to job creators
of all kinds.
We’re counting
on you to
invest, to hire,
to step forward.
And we look to
Democrats and
Republicans in
government at
all levels to
put the people
before the
politics.
I believe in
America. I
believe in the
people of
America.
(Applause) And I
ran for office
because I'm
concerned about
America. This
election is
over, but our
principles
endure. I
believe that the
principles upon
which this
nation was
founded are the
only sure guide
to a resurgent
economy and to
renewed
greatness.
Like so many of
you, Paul and I
have left
everything on
the field. We
have given our
all to this
campaign.
(Applause)
I so wish — I so
wish that I had
been able to
fulfill your
hopes to lead
the country in a
different
direction, but
the nation chose
another leader.
And so Ann and I
join with you to
earnestly pray
for him and for
this great
nation.
Thank you, and
God bless
America. You
guys are the
best. Thank you
so much. Thank
you. Thanks,
guys. (Applause)
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