Watch Mitt Romney rehearse his concession speech to President Obama
A preview of the upcoming Netflix documentary Mitt features the moment when Mitt Romney gave up on being president
Mitt, a documentary that offers an extended behind-the-scenes look at the Romney campaign, premieres on Netflix this weekend — but anyone who can't wait that long can get a glimpse of one of the documentary's most memorable scenes: The moment when Romney, realizing that his bid for the presidency has ended in failure, sits down to draft his concession speech to President Obama.
"So what do you say? What do you think you say in a concession speech?" said Romney, surrounded by his silent, glum-looking family, before launching into a draft that includes a congratulation to the Obama family and a prayer for the future of America. "No one's listening," says Romney, looking up. "That's okay."
In the end, Romney delivers the opening remarks from that rough draft verbatim:
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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