61.   The fundamentalist parties lost badly last month.

62.   The last two presidents actually saw their party lose House seats when they won the White House.

63.   The party has lost a string of crucial state elections this year.

64.   The party may lose such secure seats as those of Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine and Sen. David Boren in Oklahoma.

65.   The party lost control of the House and Senate for the first time in four decades.

66.   The party lost in all three by-elections held recently.

67.   The party lost power in May amid a view the reforms had done nothing for most citizens.

68.   The party had temporarily lost control of the House earlier this year because of party switches.

69.   The protests fizzled, and his party has lost clout by staying outside the talks, but his personal power to attract votes remains formidable.

70.   The reversal of fortunes for the Republicans was stunning, coming only two years after the party lost the White House.