1. It has the earmarks of a Democratic primary fight, the kind of struggle that invariably leaves the victor wounded. 2. Analysts rate the race a toss-up, but Bunning faced a much less rigorous primary fight and has more money to spend in the general election. 3. Another Republican freshman, Jim Bunn, faced a strong challenge, having already survived a primary fight against two Republicans running to his right. 4. A primary fight forces both to take clear stands on fiscal and social issues. 5. A year later Tucker survived a bitter Democratic primary fight and was easily elected to Congress. 6. After a divisive primary fight, Klink has had trouble raising the television money he needs for the expensive Philadelphia and eastern state markets. 7. But conservatives in the district waged a bitter primary fight against Sweeney. 8. But drawing him back into a potentially loud and contentious primary fight would seem a rather daunting challenge for now. 9. But the focus Tuesday was on the Wheat-Murphy Democratic primary fight, a contest whose outcome remained uncertain until late into Tuesday evening. 10. But then Cheney called, warning that a Pawlenty-Coleman primary fight might be too divisive. |