11.   But Republican officials with ties to the Bush campaign said they concluded that it was doubtful a manual recount in Duval would, on balance, help their candidate.

12.   But the Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, which has won in lower court, says parties have a right to spend unlimited money to help their candidates.

13.   But the Senate votes last week could also help another candidate, Elizabeth Dole.

14.   But they are barred from running advertisements or printing brochures specifically intended to help a candidate for governor.

15.   Clearly, Daschle can engineer votes that help Democratic candidates running for Congress this year.

16.   Cutting spending and toughening mandatory sentencing provisions, he said, would help Republican candidates this fall, especially in the Senate.

17.   Does it help a candidate to victory?

18.   Even a Dole heading for defeat can help local candidates by energizing the party faithful and promoting voter turnout.

19.   He hired a coordinator to help candidates and produced a motivational tape including his campaigning tips.

20.   He said the money went only to help Senate candidates.