[Fresh Wind]

Has a candidate of any party ever publicly announced that he was going to lose?

[Truth29]

Close:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076999/McCain-appears-concede-lose-telling-voters-We-fear-Barack-Obama-White-House.html

[Road Glide]

“Has a candidate of any party ever publicly announced that he was going to lose?”

You asked, so I’ll answer.

I think McCain pretty much did that in 2008 when he said that Obama would “make a good president” (paraphrasing)...