31.   He talks of his close ties with Mexican officials and his success in wooing Latino voters in his two gubernatorial campaigns.

32.   However, as the current front-runner in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, Dole appeared to be taking steps to woo Jewish voters.

33.   If Rossmoor were a village, the political candidates would be wooing the voters like lovesick moose.

34.   In recent weeks, Bush has been openly wooing Catholic voters, whom he sees as important members of the political coalition that supported him.

35.   In these final weeks of the presidential race, Democratic and Republican strategists say Al Gore and George W. Bush want to woo women voters.

36.   It is widely expected that the budget will be a package of personal tax cuts to woo voters in the next election, matched by cuts in spending.

37.   Leaders of both political parties say an early primary should entice presidential candidates to spend more time wooing voters here.

38.   Local politicians may be tempted to spend more to woo voters when October elections approach.

39.   Nevertheless, Bush has made efforts to woo these voters, including naming blacks to high-level Cabinet appointments and meeting with black church leaders.

40.   One problem with trying to woo McCain voters to the Gore camp is that McCain is more conservative than Gore on the emotional issues of abortion and gun control.