Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim Bender
) makes it clear that potential candidates for office may or may not be notable enough to merit inclusion, so the arguement that if "he wins the Republican nomination he will be notable, because of the expected major press coverage" is not valid. In addition, the phrase "expected major press coverage" incorrectly assumes that there has been no major press coverage already. It is clear that this article deserves to exist. Furthermore, the message at the top of the page suggesting possible deletion of the article should be removed as it tarnishes the article despite being based on an incorrect reading of the rules outlined on the () page
— User:PaulMRichard, 11:16, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Notability)