31.   But the Democrats need the black vote.

32.   But, it appears that in some places where the black vote mattered the most, turnout was up.

33.   By contrast, she received almost four-fifths of the black vote.

34.   Clinton and several municipal unions waged a strong campaign to get the black vote out.

35.   Continuing displays of black franchise apathy have, as has been previously stated in this space, made the black vote almost irrelevant in most statewide and national races.

36.   Democrats, who can still count on getting the vast majority of black votes, are focusing their efforts on turnout.

37.   Dole, who was introduced by his running mate, Jack Kemp, acknowledged that the black vote is often taken for granted.

38.   Even if Powell had been the nominee, he said, Republicans would probably not have won a majority of black votes this year.

39.   Even in Missouri, which most pollsters have tipped to Bush, black votes could turn it for Gore.

40.   Exit polls showed Bush pulled almost one-fourth of the black vote, unprecedented for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Texas.