While it is common for campaigns to publicize their announcements on social media, it is far more unusual – and perhaps unprecedented – to hold a campaign announcement in a live social media forum.
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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 Republican presidential bid
He enters the race with more cash on hand than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history, with $22 million left in his campaign bank account at the end of his 2022 campaign that he can transfer to his presidential coffers.
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Gov. DeSantis plans to officially enter 2024 presidential race next week
The second-term governor, widely considered at present to be the most viable Republican challenger to former president Donald Trump, has been laying the groundwork for a campaign for months.
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Our View: Need for extra vigilance by voters not up for debate
Mainers may or may not have known what they were doing when they enrolled with a third-party political group this year. Question marks hanging over No Labels’ activity highlight the need for caution.
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Another View: CNN’s Trump debacle a depressing preview of what’s to come
The network published an account of its own misdeeds in airing the program. ‘It felt like 2016 all over again,’ wrote its senior media reporter.
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Republican announces bid to challenge Rep. Jared Golden
Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the 2nd Congressional District.
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Biden huddles with top donors as 2024 effort kicks off
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris feted about 150 of the Democratic Party’s top donors in Washington Friday evening.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 Republican presidential campaign
And while Trump has fixated his campaign message around his false claims about the 2020 election he lost, Hutchinson has said voters need a candidate who is not focused on the past.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s endorsing Biden for reelection
Sen. Bernie Sanders said he would ‘do everything I can to see the president is reelected.’
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After high-flying start, DeSantis hits stumbling blocks on road to 2024
The Florida governor, who started the year with momentum, is now confronting a considerably more difficult path as he prepares to launch a national campaign.