candidates
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More questions were posed on how the candidates could offer "confidence and stability", which Wood attempted to raise as a "point of order" after she viewed the question as repetitive.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Wakefield was speaking as part of a series of interviews with candidates from the major parties standing in the poll, which will take place on 18 June.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
There are 14 candidates running for mayor in Tuesday’s primary and all were listed in the Berkeley IGS poll, but Bass, Raman and Pratt have consistently led in polling.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Both candidates in Virginia’s gubernatorial race last year ran on killing the most hated tax in the state—the “personal property tax” on vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Before 1880, presidential candidates did not directly campaign for themselves.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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