My guess is that behind the figures indicating a close contest for the presidency are about 17-19% of white Democrats and independent leaners who will find other reasons for their vote, but at heart it is anti-African American.
On current form, UKIP might hope to win 10-12% of the vote next year, which could cost the Tories 20 marginal seats and, in a close contest, any chance of victory.
The Daily Collegian, for which I used to write, has focused most of its recent coverage on Pennsylvania's primary, which was expected to be a close contest in need of the student vote.
In 1847, Albert was elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge after a close contest with the Earl of Powis, who was killed accidentally by his own son during a pheasant shoot the following year.
And in the race for the open seat in the Third Congressional District, Jon Hulburd has been locked in a close contest against Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle.
After a close contest, in which the candidates of the far left and far right of the party united at the last minute to try to defeat him, Hague squeaked through, with Thatcher's critical endorsement, to become, at 36, one of the youngest leaders of the Conservative Party in history.
With 10 minutes to go with a one-man advantage, Biarritz had the chance to take definitive control of a close contest.
Horse race: Used as a metaphor for an election campaign, "horse race" is used to describe a close contest and conveys the feeling of an excitement that people experience when watching a sporting event.
In 1975, Nicklaus won by one stroke in a close contest with Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller in one of the most exciting Masters to date.
