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When the candidates were given the opportunity to question each other, Jackson asked her: “What will it take for you to admit you’re ever wrong?”
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Independent voters,” he said, “are going to be responding to those candidates and parties that actually talk to them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Some 29 percent spontaneously named an economic concern when asked what they wanted congressional candidates to discuss, a Pew survey in June found.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Voting is under way in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election as candidates from across the political spectrum vie to become its new MP.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Olmsted next considered four specific candidates: a site on the lakeshore above the Loop; two inland sites, one of which was Garfield Park on the western perimeter of the city; and of course Jackson Park.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
