1.   Alexander fared best among moderate voters and independents who made up their minds at the last minute.

2.   Colin Powell, who would help Dole draw moderate voters, has repeatedly said he is unavailable.

3.   Gilmore had to perform the difficult balancing act of attracting moderate voters without losing his Conservative base.

4.   The session four years ago alienated many moderate voters with its fire-and-brimstone rhetoric that included attacks on gays and feminists.

5.   Whitman also lost moderate voters by a narrow Margin.

6.   An anti-gun message has proven appeal among suburban moderate voters and women, crucial blocs in most big battleground states.

7.   And they fear that the moderate voters who would be a prize catch for either party might be turned off by partisan rallying cries about a past election.

8.   And they fear that moderate voters who are a prize catch for both parties may be turned off by partisan rallying cries about a past election.

9.   Both brothers tempered their conservative rhetoric in appealing to more moderate voters.