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Or could the best prospect come from outside the Capitol or a State House -- like California Attorney General Kamala Harris, whose vigorous fight on behalf of mortgage-strapped homeowners has made her an appealing contender in national politics?

It is no small thing to Mormons that not one but two of their number were considered appealing contenders for the presidency this year: Mr. Romney and former Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. of Utah.

And there was no broadly appealing Republican contender in increasingly blue Fairfax County, a place where leadership changes often seem like handoffs.

Voters in blue Connecticut aren't likely to find much of anything appealing in either GOP contender.

Here's how.

Unlike in a Presidential election year when the candidates are preoccupied by appealing to swing voters, many contenders for Congress this year are far more focused on a narrower goal: prodding members of their own party to the polls.

That, coupled with speculation about his presidential ambitions, makes him attractive for national party officials, who want to encourage as appealing a field of presidential contenders as possible to help build energy and raise money for the midterm elections next year.

While perhaps not as well known as some of his rival GOP contenders, Cain has found success in appealing to conservative voters on the trail since announcing his candidacy last month.

Leading GOP presidential contenders have made startling proposals appealing to these fears.

Meanwhile, Bowman's main contender, Jenny Motkaluk, has premised her entire campaign on appealing to voters who feel "unsafe" in the city's downtown and somehow oppressed by modest increases to property taxes.

However, it is thought the prospect of joining a club who are serious contenders for promotion to the top flight was more appealing.