71.   Signing such a law, with the sexual orientation clause, would have angered religious conservatives, an important GOP primary voting bloc.

72.   Since gays emerged several years ago as a significant voting bloc, Republicans ceded them to the Democrats.

73.   That large voting bloc will be the obvious target of both candidates in the coming weeks, as voters begin to focus on the election.

74.   That would occur if a powerful voting bloc of the elderly were pitted against an angry younger population.

75.   The ad seems designed to appeal particularly to women, a critical voting bloc in any Democratic primary.

76.   The event was intended to register American Muslims to vote and to introduce political candidates to moderate Muslims who say they have been marginalized as a voting bloc.

77.   The elderly comprise a key voting bloc.

78.   The exchanges also came at a time when both parties recognize minorities as a crucial voting bloc.

79.   The fastest growing voting bloc in the state is voters who decline to state their party.

80.   The key to the election lies in a handful of precincts and with the Chinese-American voting bloc.