101.   That means that as soon as the networks believe they can safely say a candidate has won a state, they will do so.

102.   The candidates could conceivably win Democratic primary without spending the full amount, several Democratic consultants said.

103.   The Bush camp still believes their candidate will win the nomination, but he may well emerge from the March primaries battered and near broke.

104.   The Democratic candidate won the special election anyway, and further delay could shut a legislative window that may not open again soon.

105.   The Democrats tried it, but the Republican candidates won anyway, he said.

106.   The highest-spending candidate wins most elections, and most incumbents can easily outspend their challengers or raise enough money to scare serious challengers off.

107.   The religious conservative candidates won.

108.   The pro-democracy candidates won a sweeping victory and are already gearing up to battle the government on economic issues.

109.   This match-up assumes, of course, that both candidates win their primaries.

110.   Those candidates won because they rejected the hard-right emphasis on social issues and instead stressed their ability as good managers.