11.  California, of course, remains the most populous state.

12.  California, the most populous state, is not represented in the leadership of either party.

13.  Clinton does well in this category, since New York is the most populous state to elect a new member of the Senate this year.

14.  Conservatives in California, the most populous state in the nation, remain devoted to Deukmejian.

15.  Democrats lost statehouses in such populous states as New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee.

16.  Despite the big changes in much of the country, many populous states, like New York and New Jersey, have yet to take strong action.

17.  Especially in populous northern states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra, all political parties choose candidates with careful attention to caste.

18.  Even in the least populous states, the Bush candidacy has exceeded all expectations.

19.  For Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, populous states destined to be major battlegrounds in the general election, there may be a day or two each.

20.  For years, California has been the overgrown stepchild of the nominating process, the most populous state whose primary fell too late to matter, usually in June.