61.   With his own fate at stake in November, he does not want to alienate Jewish voters, many of whom favored Netanyahu.

62.   With his zest for harsh language and a record of infuriating Republican moderates, Buchanan is still alienating more voters than he is attracting, according to polls.

63.   Yet defenders of the status quo risk alienating younger voters who have little faith in the program.

64.   Bush had cautiously addressed the abortion issue during his GOP campaign, concerned about alienating swing voters.

65.   But prominent party leftists charged Thursday that the reforms were heartless and would alienate Social Democrat voters with lower incomes.

66.   But the government is also keen to avoid public panic over gas prices, which would further alienate impoverished voters.

67.   Chavez may also be loath to alienate voters in an election year.

68.   Extremes of opinion on relations toward China, which claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, have alienated voters.

69.   Gore allies want the president to energize core Democrats without overshadowing the vice president or alienating swing voters.

70.   Gore has been trying to keep Clinton out of the campaign, fearing the president would alienate swing voters still stung by the Lewinsky and impeachment controversies.