41.  In this overwhelmingly Republican state, Democrats have to tread carefully.

42.  It also explains why Dole is trailing in such historically Republican presidential states as Florida and Arizona, both with large elderly populations.

43.  It is also the most Republican county in South Carolina, the most Republican state in the South, said Bellune, the editor.

44.  It is far from a solidly Republican state.

45.  McCain faced a political novice with no chance of unseating him in a heavily Republican state like Arizona.

46.  Nor is it made moot by continuing local recount cases, or the possible protective action by the Republican state Legislature.

47.  Not coincidentally, he compared himself to former President Reagan, who is still revered in this strongly Republican state.

48.  On Thursday, they found a voice in Republican state Rep. Talmadge Heflin, who said he was concerned about children being exposed to homosexuality.

49.  Oklahoma, which has eight electoral votes, has emerged as a reliably Republican state, one where President Clinton has never been popular.

50.  Otherwise, Democrats would concentrate their efforts on big Democratic states and Republicans would target big Republican states in a mad rush to pile up votes.