1.  Desperate to win in the third most conservative state, Bush threw in his lot with the religious right.

2.  South Carolina proved why it is one of the three most conservative states in the union-along with Utah and Mississippi.

3.  Women very quickly got left out of the picture and it was a very conservative state that took over.

4.  Although Nebraska began the election season with two Democratic senators, it is a conservative state and proved to be a Republican stronghold this time around.

5.  And one must remember that he represented a very conservative state, and ask whether these votes are relevant to judging his qualifications.

6.  And they had always been supportive of parental rights in this conservative state.

7.  Any native of the Old Dominion will tell a visitor that folks in this fiscally conservative state have been throwing money at Maryland for years.

8.  Arizona is a politically conservative state.

9.  A freshman Democrat from a conservative state that voted for Bush, Nelson might well benefit from bringing some help to local farmers.