61.   Republican consultant Ron Kaufman said that the ads should not be viewed as a national GOP strategy.

62.   Republican political consultant Charles Black said most young people are more focused on sports and having fun than following politics.

63.   Republican political consultant Jack Cookfair disagreed.

64.   Republican political consultant Lee Stitzenberger said the affirmative action issue should help Wilson with his presidential ambitions.

65.   Royal Masset, a Republican consultant based in Austin, dispensed his political wisdom to a circle of Bush supporters.

66.   Republican consultants who are friends of both men refused to comment publicly on such an untidy legal clash between two GOP titans.

67.   She has called in aides to Eddie Mahe, a Republican consultant who advised her during her election campaign.

68.   Some analysts, like Paul Wilson, a Republican consultant, said it was too early to proclaim the fast-forward schedule a disaster.

69.   Some Republican consultants grumble about the image that he and the party are presenting.

70.   Some Republican consultants admit that Medicare is a risky issue for the party to tackle.