1.   In another similarity to a primary contest, political activists say a surprisingly large portion of the Iowa Republicans remain undecided.

2.   There were also primary contests in South Dakota and Mississippi.

3.   Although he was the overwhelming front-runner for the Republican nomination, he lost three out of the first four primary contests.

4.   And does it really matter as the Texas governor marches on to other primary contests where he is expected to have the edge over Arizona Sen. John McCain?

5.   And if so, is it affecting the presidential primary contests?

6.   And, unlike any modern vice president, he has the strong backing of his president in the primary contest.

7.   At the time, however, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey were still in the primary contest.

8.   Besides the congressional races, there are numerous local and municipal primary contests.

9.   Bradley, who lost a bitter primary contest to Gore, delivered an unrestrained endorsement of Gore and said he would work hard for a Democratic victory.