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Why run when you can't win? Longshot candidates explain why

Why run when you can't win? Longshot candidates explain why

Update: 2025-04-09
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They're sometimes called "paper candidates" or even "sacrificial lambs:" federal election candidates who enter so-called "unwinnable" races. In her 2021 documentary The Longshots, Joan Webber spoke with former candidates from previous elections, to hear what it’s like to be the horse no one’s betting on.

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Why run when you can't win? Longshot candidates explain why

Why run when you can't win? Longshot candidates explain why