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Don Blankenship: Wants to go from the "big house" to the White House

Blankenship, who again wants to run with the Constitution Party, said he was "attempting to be the first person ever to become an occupant of the White House after having been in the 'big house.'" He also promised to be the right candidate for "Americans who can no longer stand the constant drama and haggling that we have seen on our televisions the past three years."
Source: Slate.com e-zine on 2020 presidential hopefuls Nov 11, 2019

Rand Paul: Under KY law,can't run for Senate & President on same ballot

Kentucky law dictates that "no candidate's name shall appear on any ballot more than once." In other words, Paul wouldn't be able to compete in both his home state's GOP presidential primary and Republican Senate primary, which will be held on the same day in May 2016.

So, game over then? Hardly. Paul's best-case scenario appears to be convincing the Kentucky Republican Party to abandon its current May 2016 primary: the state party could instead award delegates through a new presidential caucus that would be held in March 2016. But Paul would find himself back in the same double-listing pickle come November 2016 if he were to win the GOP's presidential nomination. That, of course, would be a problem Paul would love to have.

Even if all else fails, Paul could simply sit out his home state's presidential primary. The Kentucky law prevents a candidate from being listed on the same state ballot twice, but it doesn't bar a candidate from competing in contests in the rest of the country.

Source: Slate.com coverage of 2016 Kentucky Senate race Feb 18, 2015

Chris Christie: A self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog is not a leader

[Announcement speech]: "Beware of the leader in this country who you have handed leadership to," Christie said announcing his candidacy at a New Hampshire town hall, "who has never made a mistake, who has never done anything wrong, who when something goes wrong it's somebody else's fault, and who has never lost." He warned, further, that a "lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog is not a leader."
Source: Slate.com blog on 2024 Presidential hopefuls Jun 7, 2023

Tim Walz: Started "weird" meme to describe Trump/Vance

Of all the candidates [Kamala Harris] took under consideration, Walz had the lowest national profile [at the start of the process] two weeks ago. Walz had never been presented to a national audience.

That changed with Walz's first appearance two weeks ago on Morning Joe, the MSNBC proving grounds for the would-be running mates to perform their routines.

"What I know is, people like J.D. Vance know nothing about small-town America," Walz said. He described a state of divisiveness in the country where "we can't even go to Thanksgiving dinner with our uncle because you end up in some weird fight that is unnecessary." After that got a chuckle, he added, "Well, it's true--these guys are just weird. They're running for 'He-Man Women-Haters Club' or something."

"Weird" took off, earning a battlefield promotion to the top of Democratic talking points against Donald Trump and Vance--both of whom offered plenty of material afterward to earn the descriptor.

Source: Slate.com on 2024 Vice Presidential hopefuls, "Earned It" Aug 6, 2024

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