He posed a serious threat to the winner of the Democratic primary: like Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a close friend, he planned to run as a self-financed candidate, who could spend unlimited sums of money.
Wallace believed that Harry Truman's confrontational policy toward the Soviet Union increased the possibility of war, and he ran as a self-identified peace candidate.
Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee for president, says he selected her as his running mate because of her image as a reformer, but she is also making motherhood an explicit part of her appeal, running as a self-proclaimed hockey mom.
Whitman spent multi-millions running as a self-described great corporate executive with billowy ideas.
John Morganelli, a long-serving district attorney in the area who has praised Trump, is running as a self-described moderate.
Asked why he wouldn't run as a Democrat, the self-described "lifelong Democrat" said both parties are "consistently not doing what's necessary on behalf of the American people" and are instead engaging in "revenge politics".
If a 50-year-old sprinter could figure out how to run as fast as her 25-year-old self, that could be useful to aging weekend warriors — or any aging couch potato.
Queensland's environment minister has flagged concerns that the agency tasked with protecting the Great Barrier Reef is running as a "shell of its former self" amid the underfunding of a cornerstone program.
My personal experiences training and racing have provided me with insights into running as well as self-improvement at large.
Formerly an Independent politician, Mr Sanders will run as a Democrat, and many consider the self-described socialist as the main competition to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"Bernie will run as a Democrat".
