He was starting to be taken seriously as a candidate and decided to run again for supervisor in 1975 .

When those realities are understood, General Powell has to be taken very seriously as a potential candidate.

Never taken as a serious political candidate again, McDougall fell out of public view after 1852.

So far, because no one took him seriously as a candidate, he has gotten a free ride in terms of his record.

She was taken seriously as a gubernatorial candidate because her rich husband said he would bankroll her.

Not surprisingly, the state's political reporters took the governor seriously as a presidential candidate long before the national press did.

To be taken seriously as a candidate, Mrs. Clinton needs to show she does not have to hide behind her advance team and press spokesman.

Having failed in his efforts to persuade the Democrats to take him seriously as a presidential candidate, he is determined to make them sorry.

What he showed is that he has a long way to go before he can be taken seriously as a candidate for President.

"That is, as long as I'm in the race and taken seriously as a candidate who could win."