Most losers still concede post‑2020

Bright Line Watch examined all 884 House races in 2020 and 2022 and found the vast majority of losing candidates publicly acknowledged defeat; explicit refusals were rare, concentrated among first‑time candidates who lost badly, and fell in 2022 versus 2020. Parallel voter‑experience metrics show administrative performance improved after 2020, with shorter wait times and a narrowing racial gap by 2024. — If refusals to concede remain isolated and administration metrics improve, the narrative of systemic electoral collapse is overstated — shifting debate from existential alarm to targeted reforms (e.g., protecting administrators, fixing gerrymanders, using prediction markets for extreme forecasts).