To carve out the largest number of partisan districts, officials run the risk of spreading their loyal voters too thin.

But Al Gore knows he cannot win without his party's most loyal voters.

And in low-turnout elections political strategists make special efforts to bring out their most loyal voters - blacks in the case of Democrats.

"No more getting out the loyal voters?"

'And the loyal voters are down for the Comprehensive.'

Conservatives say the overall party message was developed to draw the most loyal voters to the polls by emphasizing bedrock principles.

Mr. Clinton's supporters say it is too late for loyal Democratic voters to waver because they know their party has nowhere else to turn.

Republican polling has also said that national security is the most effective issue Republicans have to motivate the most loyal voters in their party.

He said such commercials could help spur loyal Republican voters to go to the polls.

He does represent a special constituency, and I think they have been the most loyal voters that our party has had.