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David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Life in the Senate After Running For President

By Thomas McKinless

Posted April 19, 2016 at 4:07pm

By Thomas McKinless and David Hawkings

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With just two senators left in the race to the White House, Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings wheels out the whiteboard to look back on how those in the upper chamber have fared following a presidential loss, and speculates on what paths may lie ahead for Sens. Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders.

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