1.  Some depend on the ability to find or switch extra support, to seek outside help or to use the skills of new staff.

2.  At least five GOP representatives were urged to switch their support from Finneran to Voke.

3.  At least one longtime Democratic supporter said Thursday he is switching his support to Bush.

4.  Ganga, among the most influential African IOC members, switched his support from Toronto to Atlanta.

5.  Here are some simple, irrefutable, United Nations-approved justifications for switching your support to the PLO.

6.  McCain quickly switched his support to the eventual nominee, Sen. Bob Dole, but millionaire publisher Steve Forbes won the primary.

7.  Riordan switched his support to businessman Matthew Rodman, but an aggressive campaign also has been run by Marlene Canter.

8.  The biggest came in May, when the Nassau County Democratic chairman, Stephen Sabbeth, switched his support from Larocca to Ms. McCaughey Ross.

9.  A former colonial official who switched her support to China was elected Saturday as speaker of the legislature China has set up to replace the elected one.