1.   At one point, Lott mulled aloud whether the caucus should hire a strong outside counsel to help guide senators through the trial.

2.   Bolstered by a heavy media campaign, Kerry will push issues into the campaign debate that his aides are convinced will hurt Weld and help the senator.

3.   Ads financed by the tobacco industry to help senators like Bond did air in Missouri in late summer.

4.   Bush also built on a trend from his recent days on the trail in which he has called on audiences to help Republican senators facing tough re-election battles.

5.   Graham, who was accompanying him, also sought to use the Lewinsky scandal to help the senator.

6.   Not only did it not help the senator, but it also probably hurt Vacco.

7.   Attempts by some New York Republicans to keep McCain off the presidential primary ballot in parts of the state also helped the senator, Miringoff said.