31.   This is the largest state in which both parties choose their delegates at caucuses.

32.   Time was when political parties chose their presidential candidates, more often than not, on the basis of merit.

33.   Traditionally, each party chooses its own candidate for commissioner, then appointments are approved by the Board of Supervisors.

34.   Papandreou has not named a successor or set in motion the process by which the party would choose a new leader.

35.   Party chooses Major successor.

36.   Political parties have chosen their nominees on the basis of the caste divide.

37.   Among the issues on the agenda is how the parties would choose a candidate and settle on a common platform.

38.   By tradition, each party chooses three of the six FEC commissioners.

39.   Center-right party chooses new leader.

40.   How these candidates are chosen by the political party is the issue.