1.   But that bloc vote was largely the result of a power struggle between the Democrats and Bruno.

2.   Offering bloc votes and campaign cash, his Cuban American Foundation found allies in Presidents Reagan and Bush and conservatives such as Sen. Jesse Helms.

3.   They have transformed the Republicans, bringing to the party a potent bloc vote, boundless energy and an unwillingness to compromise on certain domestic social issues.

4.   All past national elections were affected by bloc regional votes.

5.   If this is the case, then the African bloc vote will be crucial.

6.   Trips to Kuala Lumpur and Tunis, where extra places were exchanged for pledges of support, secured the Asian and African bloc votes.