1.   As the presidential candidates prepare for the traditional post-Labor Day campaign push, both sides are grappling with the arithmetic of the electoral map.

2.   At a first glance of the electoral map, Bush is leading in enough states to assure him an electoral college victory.

3.   All the while, he fidgeted with a laminated, wallet-sized copy of the electoral map.

4.   But the electoral map is against him.

5.   But the electoral map does not favor Clinton, despite his showings against Dole in recent popularity polls.

6.   In looking at the electoral map this year, the Clinton re-election campaign saw that it had some clear advantages, according to campaign aides.

7.   In November, with Florida and Texas likely to be solidly Republican, California seems a particularly crucial piece of the electoral map.

8.   In Noveber, with Florida and Texas likely to be solidly Republican, California seems a particularly crucial piece of the electoral map.

9.   Into early Wednesday, Florida was the only large undecided state left on the electoral map.

10.   People paid closer attention to the network anchors and their electoral maps.