Chris Matthews on Election Day Rituals: ‘Ben Bradlee ... Went up to See a Porn Movie’

‘These are very important rituals’

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MATTHEWS: "In my past, I worked in politics. And I must say that there’s something about the whole ritual, like, concession speeches, which I love. I’ve said that before. And crying when you lose. These are very important rituals. Going to dinner at this time, what you do is — tip used to do this, my first guy I worked with in ‘72. Owens did this. Jack Kennedy did this, Ben Bradley and his buddy, they went up to see a porn movie during the West Virginia — they didn’t want to be anywhere near news."

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