41.   But many of the independent candidates and other parties are thought to contain a wide range of views, depending on whether the topic is economics or political liberalization.

42.   By contrast, the Pataki strategy of imploring voters not to waste their ballots on the independent candidate, B. Thomas Golisano, apparently paid off handsomely.

43.   By outward appearances, the Robb-North contest seems ripe for a moderate independent candidate like Coleman.

44.   But while independent candidates may have been inspired by him, they are not all enamored of him.

45.   Cavallo has said he could run as an independent candidate in congressional elections next year.

46.   Conservatives in the state voted for an independent candidate, and the Christian Coalition withheld financial support for her race.

47.   Dana was the first independent candidate to contest the office.

48.   Daniel Pearlman, an independent candidate from Taos, N.M., believes presidential ballots should contain no names so voters can select anyone they choose.

49.   Emblematic was his quick pledge to consider Ross Perot, the former independent presidential candidate, for a seat on the bipartisan commission.