71.  The Democratic chairman in Tennessee, Bill Farmer, sounded skeptical that Mrs. Gore would run.

72.  The Democratic chairman was one of the biggest recipients of political contributions, golf junkets and meals from special interest lobbyists and their political action committees.

73.  The Democratic chairman, Sen. Christopher Dodd, says he will go too.

74.  The national party is unlikely to grant a waiver, but state Democratic chairman Dick Harpootlian said the local party believed it had no choice.

75.  The Queens Democratic chairman, Thomas Manton, was not pleased.

76.  The Queens Democratic chairman, Rep. Thomas Manton, has declined to state a preference, saying he will leave the decision to the district leaders.

77.  These striking differences are demonstrated in the opinions of Democratic chairmen of two large states, California and Ohio.

78.  Things soured quickly, though, after Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez, the Bronx Democratic county chairman, accused the senator of reneging on promises to him.

79.  They delivered talking points to Democratic state chairmen and to members of Congress.

80.  Watson, a former county Democratic chairman and potential candidate for statewide office, is taking a similar approach.