51.   His suggestion, however, was coolly received by the mayoral candidates and by politicians throughout the state.

52.   His political opponents may call mayoral candidate Tom Ammiano a big-spending liberal, but no one can accuse him of getting rich off public office.

53.   His criticisms were echoed by mayoral candidates Antonio Villaraigosa and Joel Wachs on Tuesday.

54.   His name has been invoked by street protesters and mayoral candidates.

55.   In Dallas, winning mayoral candidates always seem to run with the blessings of the business establishment.

56.   In any case, all the mayoral candidates loudly declare that keeping the lid on crime is their top priority.

57.   In Houston, Miami and Atlanta, mayoral candidates face runoff elections because none of them secured a majority of votes.

58.   In Anglo neighborhoods that voted for mayoral candidate Chris Bell, eliminated with three others in the first round, Brown got good results from his targeting.

59.   In interviews, all three mayoral candidates here predicted a runoff, and all three agreed that Kirk would be one of the surviving candidates.

60.   Instead, party leaders contemplated a political environment in which Democratic Party identification no longer conferred a huge advantage to a mayoral candidate.