Sentences with phrase «independently wealthy candidate»
An investor who had led the Obama administration's task force to bolster the automobile industry in the wake of the great recession, Wilson was seen as an independently wealthy candidate who could also appeal to Democratic and independent voters.
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A political system where candidates often need to be independently wealthy and well connected to win elections favors those with higher salaries, which are more often enjoyed by men, she says.
Some political observers have even named Harry Wilson, the party's 2010 candidate for comptroller and an independently wealthy businessman, as potentially interested in running.
In a big boost to U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon and a blow to former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, six former state Republican chairmen on Thursday all endorsed McMahon.The independently wealthy McMahon doesn't need any money from the chairs, but she needs...
It's also left governing the state only to candidates who can afford to do so, either because they are independently wealthy or have the time and means to work the unpredictable legislative schedule.
Party insiders at the national level had made clear that Raese, who is independently wealthy, was their preferred candidate to challenge Sen. Robert Byrd (D) in November.