If he goes in with a slightly more intelligent reform agenda, which, by the way, there is a very large constituency of support for across the European Union, then I think he will get somewhere".
This can reduce the discretion of the Congress (or other legislature or agency) to distribute allowances as they please (in order to generate a constituency of support for the program), and may thereby reduce the political attractiveness and feasibility of a cap-and-trade system.
This, say the Islamists, hugely favours Jordan's rural constituencies, where support for the king is strong, over the towns.
That self-portrait of toughness will go down perfectly, Mr. Obama might hope, in blue-collar constituencies where support for him is in doubt and where a we-will-win vision of America's model for worldwide success is cherished.
However, these seats were mostly drawn from areas with the largest Labour "Yes" referendum vote and we have yet to discover if a similar picture exists in Labour constituencies where support for independence was less strong.
Together, they represent key constituencies whose support for the historic accord is critical to isolating right-wing opponents and preventing last-minute sabotage attempts.
Ms King had a 10,000 majority over the Conservatives at the 2001 contest, but came under attack from the large Muslim contingent within her constituency over her support for the Iraq war.
Journalists looking for an answer to this question have largely focused on the possibility that a presidential shift on same-sex marriage might depress Democratic turnout among blacks and Hispanics, two crucial constituencies in which support for same-sex unions is lower than in the country as a whole.
In Maragwa, a constituency with near-total support for Mr Kibaki, turnout was 115 per cent.
Teachers unions, an important Democratic constituency, abhor Mr. Bush's support for school vouchers.
