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candidates

noun as in field

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It’s unclear how much sway Rios had on voters, but the endorsements appeared to violate a federal law from 1954 that prohibits religious organizations and nonprofits from endorsing or opposing political candidates, which President Trump may once again attempt to repeal amid Republican control of Congress.

Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls ‘anti-life’ policies on abortion and immigration.

Rodriguez accused cannabis interest groups of targeting Rios because he’s spoken against them and because at least one of their candidates lost the election.

Long story short here, television readiness appears to be priority No. 1 for these folks—perhaps not surprising given that, according to Axios, Trump’s Cabinet selection process involves watching clips of different candidates’ appearances on television.

From Slate

The internal election spilled into public view, with an op-ed appearing in The New York Times, and 13 of the club’s past presidents wrote an open letter decrying the anti-immigrant candidates as bigots.

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