Here's a very good rule of thumb in politics: losing begets losing.
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In politics, it's more fun to win than it is to lose.
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone.
Win or lose, do it fairly.
Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of the public's enthusiasm.
The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
There are times in politics when you must be on the right side and lose.
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
If you lose, you can't lead. If you don't lead, you're irrelevant. Winning is what it's all about in politics.