He also sharply criticized Mr. Bragman and his supporters, saying their actions hurt Democrats at a crucial moment.

The President's plan would hurt Democrats more because more of them are incumbents, but that's not why the idea falls short.

Clinton acknowledged that he had hurt Democrats with his victories.

He said that had hurt Democrats in Montana.

We don't believe the spin that stopping Mr. Bush's assault on middle-class programs will hurt Democrats with voters.

But it is not clear that the the new party will hurt Democrats more than Republicans in statewide races.

Even if the bank issue remains in the public mind by Election Day, its impact seems sure to hurt Republicans as well as Democrats.

Demeaning opponents and throwing slurs around drives down the turnout percentage, which usually hurts Democrats.

They're interested in using Clinton to hurt congressional Democrats.

But at the time, Democratic leaders like Tom Daschle worried that the law, especially the soft money ban, would particularly hurt Democrats.