candidates
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Pew found 29 percent of voters spontaneously named an economic concern when asked what they most wanted congressional candidates to discuss -- more than three times any other category.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The incumbent, veteran left-wing leader Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, will be challenged by 11 candidates, the most prominent of whom is right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
DURANT, Okla. — David Coleman doesn’t know much about the Republican candidates who are running in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
However, the researchers emphasize that these genes are candidates identified through the analysis, and further research will be needed to establish exactly what roles they play.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The convention was deadlocked between the two leading candidates, so, Daugherty predicted, the delegates would be forced to look for an alternative.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
