Gail Collins: Hello from New Hampshire, Arthur. Voting’s underway. Many candidates are planning victory parties tonight — too many, actually. Have you ever been to a victory party for a candidate who came in fourth?
Arthur Brooks: Hi, Gail. Yes, it’s surreal when all the losers declare victory. Imagine if Cam Newton unilaterally decided that coming in second in the Super Bowl actually made the Panthers the winner. Yet somehow it makes sense in politics.
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