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In the following weeks since, however, he was not certain of his candidacy.

In a sense, this is what his candidacy was all about.

His candidacy was dead in the water before it began.

"I think it's important, especially now, to tell him what a good thing his candidacy has been for all of us."

"I very much hope my candidacy will be further considered."

His candidacy is thought not to present much of a threat.

"We were all waiting for the new candidacy to come."

His candidacy was short and he returned to private life.

However, local Republican officials showed no support for her candidacy.

If his candidacy is for real, there has to come a moment of truth.

This year, however, his candidacy has had more trouble getting off the ground.

Your candidacy does bring certain questions to mind, however, which I shall now put to you.

In any case, you've got four years to build a candidacy for yourself.

At this moment he was on his way to the candidacy for governor in 1986.

But there has been no public opposition to his candidacy.

The first was last spring when he announced his candidacy.

Party members did support her candidacy, but she was defeated.

There was no question that a Bush candidacy would be a hard sell.

They are clearly eager to make the case for his candidacy.

Even so, she said, it should have no bearing on her candidacy.

A Powell candidacy would have made 1996 a far more interesting year.

Before the crash, his candidacy was considered a long shot.

"I understand how black people feel about David's candidacy," he said.

"And I have asked people to consider supporting my candidacy."

"He's looking to make a deal with the Republicans for his own future candidacy," she said.