WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican presidential contest has grown to 17 candidates with Wednesday’s entry of Jim Gilmore.
The former Virginia governor told The Associated Press earlier this month that he would announce his candidacy in early August. On Wednesday, he filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.
Gilmore, a former Army intelligence officer, completed one term as governor in 2002. He joins a robust presidential field that also includes former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, celebrity businessman Donald Trump and former technology CEO Carly Fiorina.
The top 10 Republicans in national polls will meet for their first debate August 6 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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“The Republican presidential contest has grown to 17 candidates with Wednesday’s entry of Jim Gilmore.”
According to this website, http://2016.republican-candidates.org/ , there are many declared GOP candidates other than the ‘known’ 17.
And this FEC site is chock fill of candidates from every party and then some.
http://www.fec.gov/press/resources/2016presidential_form2nm.shtml
The last person to be drafted by the NFL teams is Mr. Irrelevant.
Jim Gilmore is the GOP version.
No one knows who this guy is. Not even his mother.
Maybe, just maybe, there’s a little room left in the trunk –
That’s the beauty of the clown car; nobody knows exactly how many are going to come out of it.