51.   Lawyers for the town contended that if a candidate ran as a Republican in Hempstead, black or white, he would win.

52.   Louisiana employs a variation under which all candidates run on one ballot.

53.   Neither candidate has run a statewide race before.

54.   Much of the money was used to buy television spots that were virtually indistinguishable from the ads the candidates themselves ran.

55.   No Republican House candidate is currently running a commercial that mentions the scandal, as a handful did only weeks ago, according to party officials.

56.   Nine candidates ran for president.

57.   Now the candidate is running communications himself.

58.   On paper she certainly has the correct credentials, more impressive than those of some male GOP candidates currently running around the country hoping political lightening will strike.

59.   On Tuesday, my own polling place had a machine that failed to list the offices the candidates were running for.

60.   Other candidates run seven days a week.