11.   A large chunk of that famous voting bloc, the Reagan Democrats, were union members.

12.   Accepted wisdom in Washington holds that opponents of gun control are the most motivated single-issue voting bloc in the country.

13.   Bush for months has said he can appeal to both of these groups that could be decisive voting blocs in several key states.

14.   But beyond that, Ms. Hernandez said, a Hispanic voting bloc is harder to define.

15.   But as Sweeney pointed out, those numbers represent a multitude of subgroups that undermine the potential for a huge voting bloc.

16.   But if Hispanics have reshaped the city, they have also been slow to organize as a voting bloc.

17.   But some said that while Berman has worked well with the Latino community, the issue is that splitting the Latino voting bloc would violate the Voting Rights Act.

18.   But the ideas have all died because of sharp ideological differences, distrust between the parties and fear of alienating the elderly, a reliable voting bloc.

19.   But the idea of the head man staying with a new tot is understandably popular with women, an important voting bloc for Blair and his Labor Party.

20.   But Third World immigrants account for large voting blocs in major states like Florida and Texas, and they are unlikely to be amused.