Sentence examples for personal candidates from inspiring English sources

Make it personal: candidates are easier to sell than issues.

The increased emphasis on televised debates, social media and cable television interviews ("The Up-Close-and-Personal Candidate? A Thing of the Past," Political Memo, Dec. 1) is the latest evidence in support of transforming the presidential primary system.

The skills and personal attributes candidates are tested on are set out on the NGDP website.

Much of the primary campaign focused on the candidates' personal stories.

The night was filled with unexpected glimpses into the candidates' personal lives.

"Listen, I don't think America benefits from any personal fighting between candidates," he told reporters.

The personal wealth of candidates is hardly the only measure of fund-raising success.

Again and again, voters pointed to the candidates' personal lives as a guide to how they would lead the country.

Personal contributions by candidates are normally reported as loans to be repaid by subsequent contributions or forgiven.

Focus groups conducted by the Washington-based National Democratic Institute for International Affairs showed that voters were interested in the personal probity of candidates.

Conservative voters are similar to Republicans: 66 percent regard candidates' personal lives as important factors in their decision.