1.   But he has made a point of emphasizing particular local issues whenever he travels north and has enlisted many upstate elected officials to boost his candidacy.

2.   It bothers Edna Sharp that Dole has not done more to boost his candidacy in California and beyond by suggesting ways to reduce the deficit.

3.   Republicans Lamar Alexander and Dan Quayle have raised millions of dollars this year for their PACs to help boost their candidacies.

4.   The brothers boast that they lack political experience, hoping an anti-incumbent backlash will boost their candidacies.

5.   Bradley, on the other hand, has a strong interest in moving directly to New Hampshire, where his strength with independent voters has boosted his candidacy.

6.   But the convention will largely be a coronation of sorts for the first lady, a carefully scripted event designed to help boost her candidacy in an adopted state.

7.   Since then, Clinton and Lazio made a deal prohibiting their respective political parties from using unregulated campaign donations to purchase TV and radio ads to boost their candidacies.

8.   With presidential and local elections scheduled next year, politicians are expected to spend on pet projects to boost their candidacies.