51.   And what chance would that candidate have of winning?

52.   Another article said Democratic candidates no longer have to gear their appeals to the left in the primaries.

53.   Another factor is that raising millions of dollars to mount a legitimate campaign is so arduous that candidates have to begin assembling staffs as early as possible.

54.   Another important consideration in the value of money is not how much candidates have to spend but how they spend it.

55.   As a result, candidates will have to be creative in finding other ways to engage voters.

56.   Asked how they would restore public confidence in politicians, McCollum and Nelson said candidates would have to bring civility back to campaigns.

57.   Austin-based GOP consultant Karl Rove said that to have any impact in the state, the presidential candidate would have to make expensive buys in major cities.

58.   Barbour said that losing candidates do not have a right to a speaking role at the convention.

59.   Because their candidates have long and successful careers of public service?

60.   Before anteing up, some large donors demand to know the roster of consultants for a campaign in order to be confident that the candidate has a winning team.