51.   Barrales is one of only three Hispanic Republicans in California holding an office with a countywide or larger constituency.

52.   Because Tapie was recently declared bankrupt, he is currently banned from holding public office and is not a candidate for the presidency.

53.   Bashar has never held office, but had taken on an anti-corruption campaign in government that is widely popular in the streets.

54.   Bayh has been described as a tailor-made candidate, a man with an apple-pie image who was born to hold elected office.

55.   Behind the scenes, the bouffant-haired Karadzic, although he holds no office, has been doing his best to wreck Dayton.

56.   Bloomberg, a media mogul who has never held public office, was elected six days before the explosive plane crash in Queens.

57.   Blacks held political offices in sizable numbers.

58.   Bradley cannot make a similar contrast between himself and Gore, beyond the obvious fact that Gore still holds elective office and he does not.

59.   Although Elizabeth Dole has served five presidents, she has never held political office or sponsored legislation.

60.   -- Even though Davis and Lungren have held statewide office for years, they are recognized by virtually the same number of voters as both Checchi and Harman.