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Political endorsements don't win elections. But they can certainly help at the margins. The support of a well-respected newspaper or a local party leader can provide a candidate much needed credibility or help burnish particular credentials. In this election year, however, where everyone seems to be running from
Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham says Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is "not my favorite." Ben Carson says there are "better people" than Donald Trump to serve as commander in chief. And those are the candidates Graham and Carson want to win.
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Donald Trump
DENVER (AP) — While the focus of the Republican presidential campaign shifts eastward to the New York primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is pivoting west, where he is quietly trying to chip away at Donald Trump's lead in the race for convention delegates. Cruz won six pledged delegates during
Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker reiterated that he is "unlikely" to endorse a candidate in the Republican presidential primary and encouraged reporters to put the same question to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat and an influential voice in liberal politics. "I'm going to
donors
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Jeb Bush donors have been slow to swing behind Marco Rubio since Bush's exit from the Republican presidential race this weekend, leaving other donors nervous that the mainstream GOP is running out of time to rally behind a single candidate. Despite key commitments
Massachusetts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coveted but coy, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is staying painstakingly neutral in the Democratic presidential contest for now, frustrating supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders while awaiting the right moment to lay her considerable chits on the table. Both candidates would love to win the endorsement of
GOP
It's just days before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary and Kelly Ayotte, the Granite State's only Republican senator, has yet to endorse a Republican candidate for president. Ayotte, whose endorsement is highly coveted by GOP candidates, in 2012 acted swiftly to endorse former Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, licking his wounds from a narrow defeat to Ted Cruz in Iowa, picked up the endorsement of former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown at a New Hampshire rally on Tuesday. The backing marks Trump's first endorsement by a current or former senator. It provides additional
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