But that didn't happen after the last major Republican defeat in 1992.
After the defeat, he never ran for public office again.
There would be few enough of those after his recent defeat.
After his defeat he became involved in local politics for a number of years.
But what more could they expect after such a defeat as this?
After the defeat, the town council cut $700,000 from the $7 million budget.
Soon after the defeat of his father he came and joined our troops.
After the defeat, he stayed away from politics for some time.
After defeat in football, the standard response of those involved is to look to the next game.
After her defeat in 1991, no woman was again elected to the board until 2006.