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Cotton Deploys Bold Strategy Against Dem Rival. He’ll Now Run Unopposed.

Eric Quintanar
Cotton Deploys Bold Strategy Against Dem Rival. He’ll Now Run Unopposed.
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Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) will head into the 2020 election without major opposition after the Democratic Party’s intended senatorial candidate, Joshua Mahoney, dropped out mere hours after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Mahoney reportedly said he was dropping out to focus on his family amidst a “family health concern,” according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. However, a campaign statement says that he is dropping out to “focus on my family and place their interests first.”

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