1.   Ford, a Democrat, is able to deliver the black vote in his hometown of Memphis.

2.   One of the keys to the Republican victory was the black vote.

3.   The drop in the black vote was estimated to be more than one hundred thousand.

4.   The black vote is astonishingly loyal to the Democratic Party.

5.   An important vehicle for turning out the black vote was LIFE, which widely circulated slate cards supporting President Clinton, Ms. Landrieu and the gambling measures.

6.   And alliance officials emphasize that they are not neglecting this core constituency by seeking black votes.

7.   And he could lose votes among white independents in the Northeast and on the West Coast by appearing to write off the black vote.

8.   And McCall, as the only black incumbent up for election statewide, would be expected to capture the majority of the black vote.

9.   And in a dramatic testament to their generosity and forgiveness, when he ran for governor again that year, it was the black vote that carried him through.

10.   And so is the black vote, without which Clinton could not have been elected.