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Friends,
Democracy depends on respecting the results even if you don't win. Patriotism means loving your country no matter who is president.
I ran for Congress because I was so concerned about the stakes of this election for our country and our community. That still stands.
I'm proud of the campaign we ran and the team we built. We fought the good fight. But not every good fight wins the first time. Don’t lose faith.
I have nothing but the deepest gratitude for your support and your enthusiasm. This was a people powered campaign driven by the tireless dedication of all of you who wrote thousands of postcards, knocked on two-hundred thousand doors, and made countless phone calls. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
We outpaced the top of the ticket in our district and won more votes than any previous Democratic congressional candidate in NY-01 history - but we lost this race. That does not mean the good fight is over. In fact, it’s more important than ever before.
The core ideas of this campaign remain urgent. We need build a broad bipartisan patriotic coalition to defend American democracy. We need to rebuild the middle – the middle of our politics and the middle of our economy.
I've worked my heart out over the past 250-plus days and left it all out on the field. When I left CNN to get into the arena, I did it because Margaret and I didn’t want to tell our children that we could have done more when it mattered most. It is some consolation to know that we did just that.
I love Suffolk County. I love the extraordinary people I've had the honor of meeting and working with over the course of this campaign. I only wish we could have delivered a better result at this time. We will learn from this experience and emerge stronger and wiser.
Now we must try to move forward together. We have a lot of work to do to reunite our nation, our country, and our community. We need to find the strength to keep forming a more perfect union. I still believe in finding common ground over chaos. I will always remain a happy warrior in my heart, and I know that we will continue fighting the good fight because our country and our community are worth the fighting for.
Thank you and God bless you and may God bless America. Thank you for fighting the good fight with me.
–John Avlon
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