But this would leave the Democrats far short of their $18 billion goal.

That left the Democrats trying to maintain their cool.

His action left the Democrats without a credible candidate in the race and undercut Scott's chances as well.

But every loss of a conservative to the Republicans has left the Democrats that much more liberal.

That would have left the Democrats presumably just one vote short of the 60 needed to cut off debate.

He left the Democrats in 2000 and returned to further solo works.

In 1986, he left the Democrats, claiming that the party had moved too far to the left.

The civil rights campaigner said last week that he will leave the Democrats and join the Republican Party.

The results left the Democrats with three leaders going into the industrial states that come next in the campaign.

In 2008 he decided to leave the Democrats and to join Italy of Values instead.