11.   The office seekers were in full throat, and the racket of political commercials was astounding.

12.   The president also championed the cause of all Democratic office seekers.

13.   They see younger Americans as irregular voters, but perceive senior citizens as a formidable voting bloc needing all the blandishments that office seekers can muster.

14.   The Senate voted Wednesday to stop what Sen. Robert Torricelli called the price-gouging that television networks practice in charging office seekers for political ads.