61.   Last week he visited another swing state, Pennsylvania, to propose a series of environmental measures to hasten the cleanup of abandoned industrial sites.

62.   Key swing states are moving toward the vice president.

63.   Liberal Democrats have begun an aggressive campaign to urge Ralph Nader, the Green Party candidate for president, to endorse Vice President Al Gore in important swing states.

64.   Looking at the same data, I think a better argument is that Texas was the quintessential swing state, not to be taken for granted by either party.

65.   Moreover, two years from now Bush himself may need the support of blue-collar workers in steel-heavy swing states.

66.   Missouri, a swing state, played a key role in his victory last fall, and it is common practice to reward states for their help.

67.   Nevertheless, Schultz conceded that Dole was not selling well with voters in Michigan, a crucial swing state.

68.   New Jersey has long been a key swing state in presidential elections.

69.   Not all, if any, of the swing states in the Pew study are likely to go to Dole.

70.   Now the talk is that the late Mel Carnahan not only will beat Ashcroft, but will help Gore carry Missouri, a key swing state.