51.   The defection of former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Eddie Basha, though temporary, is enough to dishearten even the most hard-core party loyalists.

52.   The evening was yet another opportunity for party loyalists in this state to mingle with the White House hopefuls.

53.   The governor, Victor Cervera Pacheco, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, defied previous federal orders to reform the election council, which was stacked with party loyalists.

54.   The idea that a Democrat plans to contact Republican electors in an attempt to lead them astray has some party loyalists fuming.

55.   The millions of Americans who are not knee-jerk party loyalists have had to learn that the price of supporting this president as a custodian of his office is high.

56.   The place was filled with party loyalists and pragmatists, who cherish political crumbs from Clinton because all the other cupboards are bare.

57.   The race has provoked a debate among many party loyalists about what it means to be a Republican.

58.   The rally here and another in Dallas were intended to bolster support among party loyalists.

59.   There have been national news stories based on straw polls of a few hundred party loyalists in Mississippi, Texas, and the Midwest.

60.   Their ideal is a sparse turnout of party loyalists trudging through the snow and muck to mark ballots with only one name.