1.   And Bush was viewed as the strongest nominee his party could field in November.

2.   But further down the ballot, GOP prospects are not so sanguine, despite a ticket as good as any the party has fielded in years.

3.   Davis is chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the organization that tries to ensure that the party fields strong, well-financed candidates.

4.   In Mississippi, the party has not fielded a candidate to run against a freshman Republican congressman, Chip Pickering.

5.   In recent state elections like the one in Yucatan in May, the party fielded one of its youngest slate of candidates ever.

6.   Some delegates shouted that the party should field candidates immediately, to keep members from drifting away.

7.   The civilian opposition will be looking for signs that the military is prepared to let political parties field their own candidates and campaign free of manipulation by the army.

8.   The male-dominated parties are fielding only a handful of female candidates, with no more than a dozen given a chance to win.

9.   The male-dominated parties are fielding only a few female candidates, with no more than a dozen given a chance to win.

10.   The party is also fielding five congressional candidates here.