31.   Democrats hope to put the seat in their column with the candidacy of Jacksonville pharmacist Chuck Hopson.

32.   Democrats hope to reciprocate in Maryland, Georgia, Alabama and California.

33.   Democrats hoped a Clinton victory in Missouri could help boost their four-seat lead in the state Senate.

34.   Democrats sure hope so.

35.   Democrats were also hoping to make headway in the Senate because they had fewer seats to defend.

36.   Democrats also hope to take back the Senate, but the prospects there are considered more difficult.

37.   Democrats are hoping that souls are shaken by the Oklahoma City bombing, and revelations about the arsenals and activities of far-right paramilitary groups.

38.   Democrats had hoped an Ohio Elections Commission ruling that found Taft aired false ads about Fisher would hold weight with voters.

39.   Democrats had hoped Fitzgerald would win the primary because they believed his conservative views would make him easier to defeat.

40.   Democrats hope so.