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|Former CEO, a good track record of attacking liberalism

|Former CEO, a good track record of attacking liberalism

|Failed to win an election as a candidate for Senator, rejected Tea Party support, embraces the establishment GOP.

|Failed to win an election as a candidate for Senator, rejected Tea Party support, embraces the establishment GOP.

|Her entrance in the 2016 campaign would deny Democrats and Hillary Clinton the image of men vs. a women argument, aka 'war on women'. She's won praise for not allowing herself to be tricked or bullied by liberal interviewers. Fiorina formally launched her campaign for the Republican nomination on May 4, 2014.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879</ref>

|Her entrance in the 2016 campaign would deny Democrats and Hillary Clinton the image of men vs. a women argument, aka 'war on women'. She's won praise for not allowing herself to be tricked or bullied by liberal interviewers.{{who says}} Fiorina formally launched her campaign for the Republican nomination on May 4, 2014.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879</ref>

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|[[Ben Carson]]

|[[Ben Carson]]

|Business smart, name recognition, holds some conservative positions

|Business smart, name recognition, holds some conservative positions

|Celebrity type that can be a distraction.

|Celebrity type that can be a distraction.

|A Suffolk University poll of 500 GOPers had Trump in 4th place. <ref>http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/26/trump-touts-new-poll-calls-himself-a-favorite-in-early-primary-states/</ref> Trump has formed an exploratory committee.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com</ref>

|A Suffolk University poll of 500 GOPers had Trump in 4th place.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/26/trump-touts-new-poll-calls-himself-a-favorite-in-early-primary-states/</ref> Trump has formed an exploratory committee.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com</ref>

|Pataki is expected to announce his candidacy on May 28, 2015.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/politics/pataki-president-announcement-thursday/index.html</ref>

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