In their campaign for the Senate, the Democrats are counting heavily on the abortion issue.

Democrats have traditionally counted on more than 90 percent of the black vote.

It has put him ahead in many crucial states and made him competitive in ones the Democrats had counted on.

The Democrats are counting on two not particularly partisan figures to open the convention, hoping to give the week a shot of adrenaline.

Democrats are also counting on an increase in voter registration to help them.

Democrats, of either race, can regularly count on over 80 percent of black votes against any white Republican candidate.

True, Democrats could count on his support on core party issues like gun control, environmental protection, education and health care.

Democrats had not counted on him in the first place.

For years, Democrats counted older Americans among their most unwavering supporters.