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title: "4 Viable Candidate Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“National Review will support the rightwardmost viable candidate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr-2/national-review-will-support-the-rightwardmost-viable-candidate/)

[William F. Buckley Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr-2/)

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> [In the view of everyone, I am a viable candidate and I should be on the ballot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/in-the-view-of-everyone-i-am-a-viable-candidate-and-i-should-be-on/)

[John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/)

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> [I would argue that growing up in a Republican area actually makes me a lot more of a viable candidate than someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mj-hegar/i-would-argue-that-growing-up-in-a-republican-area-actually-makes-me/)

[MJ Hegar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mj-hegar/)

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> [And if I were the president, I'd go out there and I'd emphasize the things I have done, and I'd say, 'Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/and-if-i-were-the-president-i-d-go-out-there-and-i-d-emphasize-the/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

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