11.   No Senate race has gotten more attention than the one in Massachusetts, where incumbent Democrat John Kerry is being challenged by popular Republican Gov. William Weld.

12.   Now that the conservatives have chosen their standard-bearer, however, the race will get more serious.

13.   Otherwise, the election usually boils down to a popularity contest, which is where the Scott-Meredith race got interesting.

14.   Other races hardly got a passing glance.

15.   Polls show the Clinton-Dole race is getting closer.

16.   Still to be resolved, however, was the question of what happens if the race gets rained out today.

17.   The closer the race gets, the less likely voters are to cast ballots for a third party alternative.

18.   The human race is getting bigger by the decade.

19.   The peerless stage race has gotten the better of more than one capable rider.

20.   The presidential race has gotten so interesting that people are losing track of that Other Election here in New York.