The candidates have made proposals in other areas as well.

All three candidates will be making their first run for elected office.

But in both cases, the candidates made no special efforts to win over female voters until recently.

There were so many, no candidate could make them all.

All three major Democratic candidates made education one of their top priorities in the campaign.

"Now the candidates know the situation and can make their decisions."

Once candidates made speeches, so people could get an idea of how they think.

It was the first time a candidate had made such a move.

Both presidential candidates are also making room for women at the top.

The group said candidates had made major progress in the battle for state and local office.