41.   Kevin Spillane, a Republican political consultant in Sacramento, said Republican voters want to hear about managing federal spending, cutting pork barrel projects, and improving education.

42.   Kieran Mahoney, a Republican political consultant not working for Lazio, said that an emphasis on housing helps Lazio for a number of reasons.

43.   Karl Rove, a conservative Republican consultant in Austin, said the crime bill had made voters more cynical than ever.

44.   Karl Rove, a Republican consultant in Austin, also is skeptical.

45.   Let all the Republican consultants long for the old Weld-Cellucci-Swift days when patronage was king and no one bothered watching the public till.

46.   Moreover, Domke, the Republican consultant, scoffed at the notion that candidates will compete in a regional primary by promising to invest in local economies.

47.   Most Republican political consultants also welcomed the move.

48.   Nelson Warfield, a Republican political consultant, said that such a scenario would suit Giuliani.

49.   No one, except for a few Republican consultants, said this publicly, of course.

50.   On the other hand, Joseph Mercurio, a Republican consultant, sees it as pure opportunism.