21.   But she has also been criticized by some Democratic officials that she is too liberal to win against the Republican mayor.

22.   But several Bronx Democratic officials instead supported the Republican mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, while others endorsed the mayoral campaign of the Rev. Al Sharpton.

23.   But now the political universe has shifted, with the Republican mayor struggling to mend fences within his own party.

24.   But that Republican mayor was among the many boycotting the affair, and some of those who did attend were angry.

25.   But this year, the selection has become a public and emotional issue between the Republican mayor and the Democratic comptroller.

26.   Can it be that in such a Democratic redoubt, a Republican mayor and Republican governor are sailing toward easy re-election this year and next?

27.   By midafternoon, supporters of Clinton were busily turning out their own documents against the Republican mayor.

28.   City Council members and state legislators whose politics lean toward the deeply, deeply pragmatic intend to endorse the Republican mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, running for re-election.

29.   Despite a majority of registered Republicans, the County Legislature here has long been controlled by Democrats, while New York is now run by a tough Republican mayor.

30.   During his radio show, the Republican mayor harshly criticized Pataki for being vague on issues, particularly taxation, and for his proposals on welfare.