candidates

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Over the last 15 years, Mayes Middleton has become a prolific GOP donor, spending millions of his oil and gas fortune on conservative candidates and causes.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Miller trails far behind the leading candidates in opinion polls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

They are as divided as ever about who to choose as candidate or candidates, and how to do so.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Attal joins a crowded field of candidates, including 55-year-old Edouard Philippe, an experienced centre-right former prime minister, and hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon, 74.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

What troubled Burnham at the moment, as he rode in his Pullman compartment, was the fact that only one of his candidates, Van Brunt of Kansas City, had replied with any enthusiasm.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson