presidential

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He dropped out early and John McCain won the GOP presidential nomination, before losing to Barack Obama that November.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Nigeria's seat of power, the Aso Rock presidential villa, rests on what was once a community shrine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To compare, 602,990 Montanans cast presidential ballots in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But he’d risk humiliating himself and hurting his presidential prospects in the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The two biggest were poster-sized campaign portraits of the presidential contenders in this fall’s election, Judge Alton B. Parker and President Theodore Roosevelt, framed.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck