1.   And except if there is money to be collected, candidates do not venture into states that they consider sure wins.

2.   A few minutes after Dole completed his acceptance speech, the candidate ventured onto the convention floor to shake hands with delegates.

3.   Clinton is campaigning in states where Democratic presidential candidates rarely venture this late in a campaign, which could improve turnout for the House and Senate races.

4.   Economic good times made it possible for Clinton to campaign where no Democratic presidential candidate has ventured in years.

5.   Fearful of the land mines therein, few candidates ventured an examination of perilous racial divisions, even after the flares that went up following the O.J. verdict.

6.   Neither candidate ventured into unchartered waters in response to any of the more than two dozen questions asked by the audience.

7.   Yet there are related areas where the candidates can venture without being perceived as soft on the death penalty, and thus soft on crime.