But any expectations that Democrats would easily capture the prized Republican Senate seat may have been a bit premature.
Like many researchers, he could have suffered from what he called the "Obama effect"—when an unknown competitor unexpectedly comes out of nowhere and captures the prize, as Barack Obama did to Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election.
A monk captures the prize.
The epic drama, about a journey from the deserts of Rajasthan to the snow-capped Himalayas, captured the prize at the final night of the London Film Festival.
And if the past is any guide, Mr. Romney will use his vast spending power to try to capture the prize of Ohio.
Interest groups struggle to influence the government and thereby capture the prize, a contest that may include lobbying, public-relations campaigns, and bribery of government officials.
The senator from Arizona easily won primaries in Texas and three other states, becoming the new face of the Republican Party and, at last, capturing the prize that had eluded him for a decade.
Perhaps even more engaging than the stories, though, is the series of portraits that photographer Dan Burn-Forti has produced to celebrate the event, a selection of which are showcased here, capturing the prize winners, the nominees and an assortment of doggy faces from the Trust's 16 re-homing centres.
