71.   The two states hold early, key contests in the presidential nominating process next year.

72.   The whole nominating process could be over in the middle of March, before most Americans have paid any attention.

73.   The two-person field for the Democratic presidential nomination provides an excellent opportunity for a series of debates that will enliven the nominating process.

74.   They are in the middle of a civil war that threatens to rip the party in half and disrupt its nominating process.

75.   These brand-name Republicans clearly hope for a limited nominating process in which one of the Senatorial Republicans gets to claim the nomination by pre-emption.

76.   These states, which used to fall late in the nominating process, have advanced their primaries to March to exert more influence on the process.

77.   They said the number of abortions that Foster performed should not be an issue in the nominating process.

78.   This has been a formidable hurdle for campaign finance reform and will likely prove a barrier also to those seeking to change the nominating process.

79.   Unfortunately, the nominating process was tightly controlled and, worse, only one candidate could vie for each seat.

80.   Whichever side prevails will be evident in how the party resolves major issues like the presidential nominating process and the convention site.