1.   In Britain studies of elections show that issues other than race dominate the thoughts of the black electorate.

2.   Armed with that knowledge, party operatives and Democratic allies are putting together a battle plan to energize the black electorate behind their candidates.

3.   But a new black electorate, better educated, more involved, and at this juncture, one-sidedly female, is beginning to take shape.

4.   Bush, instead of alienating the black electorate which overwhelmingly rejected his candidacy, is attempting to bring many of them to his political side.

5.   Even if Jackson became a Democratic presidential candidate, Powell could still be the most attractive candidate to the black electorate.

6.   He said more women participate today, as well as a black electorate and a small but growing segment of Hispanic voters in South Carolina and across the South.

7.   He was elected by the same constituency that is now angry with him -- the black electorate.

8.   High voter turnout, and an energized black electorate, certainly contributed.

9.   In so doing, Reagan energized large segments of the black electorate against GOP choices.

10.   It has a sizable Jewish population that, like the black electorate, is predominantly Democratic.