1.   The old pull of party allegiance, support for your party through thick and thin, is fading.

2.   Composed of individuals equipped to advance opinions on HCS proposals and without formal party political allegiances, it had no legislative powers.

3.   Careful analysis of these lists, however, suggests that party allegiance was the most crucial determinant of political identity at this time.

4.   A longtime Democrat, he said he was considering switching his party allegiance if Bush made the right call.

5.   All this could prove evanescent, particularly with a volatile electorate increasingly disconnected from party allegiances.

6.   But Jeffords votes his views, regardless of party allegiance, and wants this position respected, Dean said.

7.   But religion is now less important, working women have different priorities, and party allegiance has become more fickle.

8.   He is a former communist, inheriting his party allegiance from his father, Govan, once a prisoner with Mandela.

9.   High-tech executives tends to be libertarian, with less of a party allegiance than other business leaders, Silicon Valley political activists say.

10.   The House vote pointed to the scramble of party allegiances and ideologies the issue has produced.