31.   But a New York Times poll conducted the last week of October showed GOP candidates were not winning over voters on those issues.

32.   But he said he feared his candidate would not win the nomination.

33.   But if a Communist candidate wins the Russian presidency next June, Mr. Clinton and other Western leaders may want to re-examine just who is extremist now.

34.   But they remain confident that their candidate will win.

35.   But the strategist refused to concede even that and said Democratic candidates are already winning in three Republican-held open seats.

36.   But, he said, the candidates he backs win anyway.

37.   Candidates may win with them as part of a broader constituency.

38.   Caucus research has shown that women candidates win as often as men do when they run for open seats.

39.   Candidates have won bigger campaigns with flimsier platforms.

40.   Clinton also thanked outgoing Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo for putting in place the political reforms that allowed an opposition candidate to win.