Lonely Candidate

Because it's lonely being the only...

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Further afield

Said Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum: “I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty.”

via The Des Moines Register

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Said Republican presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich,  “I'm the only person on this stage that actually was involved in the chief architect of balancing the Federal Budget.”

via The Washington Post

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Self-aware machines

Said Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee: “I'm the only guy on this stage -- you know, everybody has an "only guy" -- "I'm the only guy this; I'm the only guy that." Well, let me tell you one thing that I am the only guy: The only guy that has consistently fought the Clinton machine every election I was ever in over the past 26 years.”

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One *billlllion* dollars

Said Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump: “I am the only person in either campaign that's self-funding. I'm putting up 100 percent of my own money.”

via The Washington Post

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J. R. R. Elektion

Said Democratic candidate for president Lawrence Lessig @lessig​: “I would characterize it as I’m the only person on that stage who would be willing to say that we need to recognize all these promises that are being made by these candidates are just fantasy…” 

via Time

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Internet archive

Said Republican candidate for Middletown Common council Lindsay Fralick: “If I’m the only person who offended someone on Facebook, I should get an award for that.”

One of those posts: “Old people should not be allowed in drive-thrus.”

via The Middletown Press

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If you please

Said Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson: “I’m the only [candidate] to separate Siamese twins.”

via The Red & Black

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Florida Man

Said candidate for U.S. Senate, Augustus Sol Invictus: “I don't think I'm the only person who sees a cataclysm coming, but I think I'm the only person saying it, and I think that scares people.”

Oh yeah, Mr. Invictus also admitted that he killed a goat and drank its blood.

via Orland Sentinel

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Longshot or not

Said Democratic congressional candidate from Florida Eric Lynn: “I am the only candidate in this race.”

via Tampa Bay Times

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Let’s  get  critical, critical

Said Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina: "For heaven's sakes, I actually wish Mr. Trump would throw a little more heat Hillary Clinton's way. I feel sometimes as though I'm the only candidate who's consistently been critical of her."

via Politico

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Lap dogs

Said Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul: “But I’m the only one standing up saying the war in Libya is a mistake. The bombing of Assad would make ISIS stronger. The arms to the Islamic rebels would make ISIS stronger.”

via The Washington Post

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Cruz, Party of 1?

Said Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz: “Well, right now I’m the only announced candidate in the Republican field, so I guess it’s sort of like what my mom would say: I’m her only child and she would say you’re my favorite son, but then she’d quickly remind me I’m her least favorite son as well.”

via The Washington Post

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Swingers

Said Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul: “Right now I'm the only one that beats Hillary Clinton in certain purple states.”

via Bloomberg

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As Seen on TV™

Said Philadelphia mayoral candidate Anthony H. Williams: “I’m the only person on this stage that pays for my own ads.”

via The Daily Pennsylvanian

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Doing more with less, more or less

Said Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul: “I think I’m the only Republican who has been to Detroit who’s been saying I have a plan to help bail out Detroit by lowering their taxes.”

via Brietbart

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Dan to the 'escu!

Said Romanian presidential hopeful and media mogul Dan Diaconescu: "I am the only candidate whose name end in <<escu>>, and statistics never got it wrong. Since 1974, all of Romania’s presidents had names that ended in <<escu>>. Although, in the final tour of the elections there have been people whose name didn’t end in <<escu>> who were very well positioned in the polls, something happened every time and they lost to the candidates whose names ended in <<escu>>."

via Romania Insider

Ed. note: Turns out, reliable sources indicate that this is, in fact, true — if you're willing to discard ad interim president Nicolae Văcăroiu, who held the office for a grand total of 1 month and 3 days.

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Mr. Municipality

Said Casey Callanan, Republican candidate for Cerro Gordo, Iowa county supervisor: "The fact is, I'm the only candidate who pays taxes on properties in two municipalities in the county."

via Globe Gazette