Well, maybe most of them took the loss “Like a man”, but there have always been sore losers throughout history, most notably Al Gore in 2000, who “used to be the next President of the United States”.
Not everybody retires from the fray silent and stoic, a trait more often seen among Republicans than Democrats.
And definitely much more among conservatives than liberals.
Nope. Gore was not the biggest whiner.
That honor goes to John C Breckenridge.
In 1860, John C Breckenridge was the sitting VP.
JCB the split the democrat party into 2 factions.
He was nominated to run by the fire eater democrats.
He placed second in the electoral college behind Lincoln.
All of his States then seceded from the Union.
He was then appointed to the US Senate by a state.
From which he was evicted for TREASON when he became a Confederate General.
He then led an attack on an American city (Baton Rouge).
He eventually became the Confederate Secretary of War.
He then failed to help the Confederate government escape - but managed to escape himself with a few friends.
John C Breckenridge wins the biggest sore loser by a mile.