He did not blame his own defeat on a flawed enumeration methods.

Schweikert later blamed his defeat on the very bitter primary fight that preceded it.

The margin was small enough that Democrats widely blamed his defeat on the destructive nature of the primary that had preceded it.

At an impromptu news conference, Bassett blamed his defeat on a couple of owners who could "convince others to vote the wrong way."

Carter, however, continues to blame his defeat on the stolen papers.

She did run for public office, but lost, blaming her defeat on Nehru's unwillingness to support her.

Higgins blamed his subsequent defeat on the incident.

He was paroled soon after, and tried to blame his defeat on the failure of the colonial militia to follow orders.

He blamed his defeat on a dirty tricks campaign by his opponents.

But you can't please everyone - Lowenthal blamed his 10-11 defeat on the lack of sufficient thinking time.