(The story behind the program's creation is itself a source of election-year sniping between the two parties.
Less than one quarter of the population would describe any source of election news as very credible.
For one thing they seem to provide a significant source of election funds; for another the big parties increasingly need to court small parties in order to rule, and allowing them to get rich when in power seems to be one of the ways that this is done (it was a factor in the telecoms case).To hold a rally at which Sonia Gandhi, the head of Congress, appears costs up to $330,000.
Is there a source of stress – a presidential election maybe – weighing on your mind?
Interest groups in most democracies are also a source of financial support for election campaigns.
Rimmer successfully predicted the Tories' surprise victory in 1970, but although the film was ready for release in 1969, the studio postponed it for a year, lest it became a source of controversy during the election campaign.
Mr. Stanley, Mr. Owens and other lawyers say they are virtually certain it has no continuing audits of church political activity, an issue that has been a source of contention in recent elections.
Opposition parties, citing irregularities in voter lists and cards, had called for the vote to be postponed to allow for the creation of a new election commission and the cleanup of voter lists, which were a source of complaints during the 2002 election.
It has no presence among the rural poor and has lost the support of a section of the car-drivers' union in Delhi, which was a source of strength during the Assembly elections.
Within New York City, which is always the state's biggest source of election dollars, Mr. Pataki has raised at least $11.7 million, while Mr. McCall has attracted only about $4.5 million.
The latest Rock the Vote poll dated September 23 found that peer-to-peer conversations are still the primary source of election information for youth.
