1.   Significantly, this elder bloc was far more politically active than any other age group.

2.   Yet racial, national, and religious power blocs have always been integral to how power is wielded in this nation.

3.   An organized conservative Christian voting bloc has been crucial in deciding a long list of races, from school boards to Congress.

4.   And that bloc most assuredly is Democratic.

5.   But beyond that, Ms. Hernandez said, a Hispanic voting bloc is harder to define.

6.   But the biggest bloc was neither Democratic or Republican.

7.   Deputies argue that such a bloc is necessary to counter the traditional hegemony of PRI legislators and PRI presidents, like Zedillo.

8.   For Mary Kay, which has less experience in emerging markets, the former Soviet bloc is the focus of its overseas growth.

9.   Informal voting blocs are common in the House.

10.   Meanwhile, the Screen Actors Guild chose Spacey, a significant win given that the actors bloc is by far the biggest segment of the academy.