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THE ATTENTION ELECTION

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced on The Late Show that she will run for President

As the presidential rollouts begin, the contenders will tell us what to expect of them—as they calculate what to expect of us. What will it take to capture our imagination and, even more urgent, our attention? Donald Trump has shaped that test for all who hope to succeed him, and we’re about to find out what that means.

Here comes as diverse and intriguing a crop of contenders as we’ve seen in

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