After 1876, he came to regard the position as primarily ceremonial, and above partisan concerns.

Some with less partisan concerns at stake said they were still taking a wait-and-see attitude.

"It's given us an opportunity to talk about this without partisan political concerns," Senator Smith said.

The Senate environment committee historically set aside partisan concerns and protected the environment.

But the politics of destruction raises much more than partisan concerns.

But people involved in the negotiations say that the usual partisan political concerns play an important role.

Even seemingly simple questions, like what time to close the polls, are infused with partisan concerns.

The legislature largely ignored the governor's message in favor of partisan concerns.

There have been hints that some of those lobbying for the 65 percent solution are at least partly motivated by partisan political concerns.

For Democrats this is also a matter of partisan political concern.