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Although he has given few interviews, he told the NYT, external in August he was running the race in good faith as a moderate Republican, albeit that he had voted for Peltola in previous contests.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Being pushy works, even if it won’t win you popularity contests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Fleming, was a literary scholar who, in his spare time, put together three books about dramatic baseball contests of yore by artfully stitching together contemporary newspaper accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
At the same time, races at the local level could have an outsize impact, including contests for control of the governor’s mansion and state house.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
In these contests I am not the winner, I am more like an audience; though my brother does not brag, and would probably do the same things, by himself, if I weren’t there.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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