71.   But Houston political consultant Allen Blakemore said there is little to be gained by calling on your wife to defend your integrity.

72.   But history has yardsticks for success that are more stringent than the ephemeral ones used by political consultants.

73.   But even Dick Morris, the political consultant, was unable to offer any advice about how to defuse an issue he considers politically lethal.

74.   But James H. Lake, a Republican political consultant who is advising Wilson, said it is not too late for Gingrich.

75.   But John Morgan, a Republican political consultant, said he did not think his party needed to worry on this score.

76.   But just as it proved too complicated for Congress to vote on, political consultants seem to think it is too complex for the electorate to measure.

77.   But Ken Khachigian, a veteran Republican political consultant on the other side, held out hope for victory, too.

78.   But many elected officials and political consultants remain skeptical.

79.   But it is not inexplicable, say political consultants and other observers.

80.   But outside the hotel teeming with political consultants and presidential candidates, voters expressed disdain for both parties over their handling of the budget.