21.   As the election nears, the soccer mom may have to cede her pedestal as key swing voter.

22.   Asked whether her San Francisco pedigree might turn off swing voters from other parts of the country, Pelosi brandished her new whip with a menacing smile.

23.   At both conventions, Luntz conducted focus group studies with swing voters, recording their responses to the political speeches they heard from the podium.

24.   Both are widely respected moderates more popular with swing voters than Bush is.

25.   Both parties are courting these all swing voters.

26.   A pro-choice running mate would reassure swing voters who worry that Bush is a pleasant man with a secret hard-line agenda.

27.   A symbol of these ambivalent swing voters, of course, is Rudolph Giuliani, the Republican mayor of a Democratic city.

28.   According to the Harvard and Pew Polls, the swing voters this year tend to be more Democratic and more supportive of Gore than of Bush.

29.   After the conventions, the race hinges on swing voters and swing states.

30.   Both issues are likely to count with women swing voters, among whom polls show Baesler has an advantage.