candidacy
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Three Republicans have declared their candidacies, but that party’s convention isn’t until April.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite predictions she’d pile up the bucks, Talarico raised three times as much in his first weeks of declared candidacy as Crockett did in her equivalent launch period.
Not surprisingly, audio dropouts were the most problematic—after all, if you can’t hear what someone has to say, it’s hard to support their candidacy.
As the dust settles on her unexpected candidacy, political observers are assessing Raman’s prospects — both her strengths and the obstacles that stand between her and the mayor’s office.
From Los Angeles Times
Those delegates went on to back reforms to the party's primary process that made it easier for insurgent candidacies like Jackson to compete for the party's presidential nomination without backing from the Democratic establishment.
From BBC
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