61.   They argue that personal stories help candidates and parties connect with voters on an emotional level.

62.   They have spent heavily on the race and sent legislative aides from Albany to help the candidates in the last days of the race.

63.   They have raised record-breaking sums of cash to help their candidates.

64.   This, they said, could help Democratic candidates in close elections.

65.   To be sure, Dole had other motivations to help Republican candidates over the years.

66.   Those will deal specifically with issues and are tailor-made to help House candidates in individual races.

67.   To some degree, the PACs could even displace the political parties in their power to help candidates.

68.   Under state election law, party committees cannot contribute money or services to help a candidate in a primary.

69.   Two years ago the court said that oddly shaped districts that helped black candidates were constitutionally suspect.

70.   Vice President Al Gore flew to Michigan to help congressional candidates who had feared going down with the top of the ticket.