51.   Part of the problem is that the national political parties have lost their grip on the states.

52.   Polls indicate the ruling party could lose control of the lower house of Congress and the first election held for Mayor of Mexico City.

53.   Recent opinion polls indicate that the socialist party would lose elections if they were held now.

54.   Separate presidential elections mean that the party could also lose the powerful post of head of state.

55.   Since early summer, Socialist parties have lost elections in Lithuania and Bulgaria, and Sunday in Romania, President Ion Iliescu lost to a moderate reformer.

56.   Some Republican officials believe their party would lose control of several state legislatures if sampling is used in redistricting.

57.   Still, the largest opposition party, Minshuto, managed to gain seats, even as smaller opposition parties lost ground.

58.   Supply-siders like Forbes and his friends in the Political Club for Growth, Empower America and other Republican ginger groups believe the party has lost its way.

59.   That enraged Republicans, but it also raised fears that the party could lose seats.

60.   The Democratic and Republican parties have been losing the support of the American people for years.