This appealed to traditional liberal constituencies and pre-empted any bid from his left.

One reason is that in the early primaries, the candidates were appealing to largely rural and suburban constituencies.

The promises that come out of modern campaigns are largely their creations: poll-tested and tailored to appeal to specific constituencies.

In the run-up to the announcement, officials highlighted portions of the budget that appeal to constituencies that Mr. Bush wants to win over in 2004.

Either they've never made it clear (like Gates) or, like West, because they stand for so much, appealing to, and appeasing, so many constituencies.

Ms. Feinstein appeared to surge in the final weekend by appealing to such traditional Democratic constituencies as minorities and union members, but it was too late.

Jackson views his broad based support as a sign that the U.S. is advancing to the point where politicians from ethnic minorities can appeal to broad constituencies.

A favorite pastime in the state capital is busywork, introducing bills that are destined to fail, but intended to appeal to discrete constituencies and special interests.

Mr. Hynes said he and Mr. Dinkins would appeal to similar constituencies.

Or will they appeal to such different constituencies that nobody will buy the house?