1.   But just five months later, grateful California voters chose former vaudeville hoofer George Murphy over Salinger in the regularly scheduled election.

2.   Grateful voters elected him president.

3.   Maybe voters grateful at not having to explain Chaucer to their kids can elect the ambitious Phillips to a higher office.

4.   Buoyed by his newfound popularity among many grateful voters, Seshan has not ruled out running for political office when he retires from the Election Commission in December.