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- ended campaign for Republican nomination on Nov. 5, 2015 -

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Conventional Wisdom
Strengths
- Experience in government and the private sector.

Weaknesses
- Little-known candidate competing in a very crowded field.

Notes, Coverage and Speeches
"A Letter to America" Mar. 5, 2015.

2015 - Mark Everson, who served as IRS Commissioner under President George W. Bush, launched his campaign for the Republican nomination on March 5 with "A Letter to America." Among the issues he highlighted were tax reform, national service, sustainability of entitlement programs, and immigration. Everson ran a credible campaign, focusing initially on Iowa and later emphasizing New Hampshire; he made many visits and opened offices in both states. However, most media outlets including this one left him off their lists of candidates, and he attracted scant coverage. The field was simply too crowded with "higher wattage" candidates. Everson made an effort to appear in the first debate, but that proved unsuccessful (+). On November 5 he ended his campaign stating that he had "not generated enough media exposure or funding to continue."

Readings
Philip Bump. "The Republican field’s 16th candidate is ending his longest-shot campaign." The Washington Post, Nov. 5, 2015.

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