81.   Nevertheless, voters recognize that the Democratic leadership bore the main responsibility for failure of this most critical political reform.

82.   Norwood first faced the ire of his former allies behind closed doors Wednesday night in a Democratic leadership office in the Capitol.

83.   Now that Jeffords has jumped ship, he will have to deal with the Democratic leadership.

84.   Now, Edwards has become a bridge between conservatives and the Democratic leadership.

85.   Officials at the White House and in the Senate Democratic leadership also said they welcomed the Dole plan.

86.   One Democratic leadership source told Roll Call that House Republicans would likely block such a blatantly political move on the eve of the election.

87.   One senior aide to the Democratic congressional leadership criticized the lobbying effort.

88.   One House Democratic leadership aide said a few conservative House Democrats would probably have jumped at the chance but had not been contacted.

89.   Others said United We Stand should be content, for now, to serve as a national agitator and watchdog on the Republican and Democratic leadership.

90.   One House Democratic leadership aide said the caucus had deliberately moved up its dates for orientation and organizing so it could begin pushing its agenda as soon as possible.