31.   Democrat Mary Landrieu, a former state treasurer, faces Republican state legislator Woody Jenkins to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Bennett Johnston.

32.   Dozens of new Republican legislators are shown giving him credit for their victory.

33.   Early this year, after some stinging losses before the Florida Supreme Court, Republican legislators had a few ideas about how to handle the judiciary.

34.   Employers, Republican legislators and the California Chamber of Commerce felt that proposal was too costly and burdensome for businesses.

35.   Even before redistricting started, Republican legislators were first out of the box.

36.   Fellow Republican legislators grumbled privately about Blakeman.

37.   Four Republican state legislators gathered at district headquarters earlier in the day to criticize Democrats and to again express support for a proposal aimed at splitting up the district.

38.   Frank argues that the Log Cabin group has been ineffective in its attempts to rally Republican legislators to its cause.

39.   Gov. Whitman acknowledges that Republican legislators outside Jersey City have little to gain by supporting her voucher pilot program.