71.   Both the Davis and Fong campaigns say their candidates have long public service records from which voters can make informed decisions.

72.   Braden, the Triad lawyer, has denied collaborating with candidates on the ads, as have GOP candidates who benefited from the ads.

73.   A candidate has to be someone willing to spend hundreds of nights in motels and days repeating worn-out phrases to the numbed faithful.

74.   A condition of receiving public subsidies would be that candidates would have to appear together on the same stage at least twice during the campaign.

75.   A candidate would have to be nominated by November.

76.   A look at the debate over the debates, and what each candidate has to gain or lose.

77.   A key criteria for inclusion is whether a candidate has a plausible chance of being elected, according to the debate commission.

78.   A progressive candidate has an obligation to provide a worthy example in campaign fund-raising and spending.

79.   A new candidate will probably have to be found, the sooner the better.

80.   A more critical test will come in the fall campaign, when candidates have to decide if they want him by their side as they battle a Republican contender.