| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NOMINATES | Proposes as a candidate |
| NOMINATED | Proposed as a candidate |
| FILE | Register as a candidate |
| FILED | Registered as a candidate |
| ENDORSED | Backed, as a candidate |
| ENDORSE | Support, as a candidate |
| NOMINATE | Present as a candidate |
| ENDORSE | Formally support, as a candidate |
| OUTSPENT | Surpassed on ads, as a candidate |
| SOURSON | Becomes disillusioned, as with a candidate |
| JOHNMCCAIN | Republican senator touted as a Democratic candidate for president in '04 |
| BEATTY | Movie star who floated his own name as a 2000 presidential candidate |
