51.   Former senior adviser to Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., as well as press secretary for Steve Forbes, the former Republican presidential candidate.

52.   Freeman, a former congressional candidate, firmly believes the GOP better reflects the values of middle-class black Americans.

53.   Former presidential candidate George McGovern paced.

54.   Former presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan did well in some of the early Republican primaries by capitalizing on the economic insecurity of blue-collar workers.

55.   Former presidential candidates also raise their public profiles and command higher speaking fees.

56.   Friday the race drew in Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the former presidential candidate, who had campaigned for the mayor.

57.   Foreign Trade Minister Daniel Mazuera Gomez resigned last month after the shooting death of his uncle, Alvaro Gomez, a former presidential candidate.

58.   Former candidate Alan Keyes, more conservative than Bush, got a few votes.

59.   Former presidential candidate Bob Dole and former Sen. Howard Baker have suggested they would serve as intermediaries to the GOP if the country demanded it.

60.   Former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, of Greek Orthodox heritage and married to a Jew, avoided religious talk.