A genteel contest breaks out.
Still, there is no shortage of possibilities being suggested here where Mr. Gore, should he stay in the race, could lose to one of the other, lesser-known Democrats, particularly if the contest breaks down as a fight between the familiar former vice president and a new face for a party that is looking for one.
The contest broke two additional world records in 2013: the longest safety pin chain, measuring 1901.8 m, and the largest online photo album of hugs, totaling 108,121 images.
California also sided with a Democrat, Bill Clinton, in that year's presidential contest, breaking a Republican streak that had held since 1964.
In 1998, a South Florida Sun-Sentinel critic wrote that the episode, along with season four's "The Contest", "broke new sitcom ground".
Google aired a Super Bowl commercial during today's Saints-Colts contest, breaking the company's longstanding opposition to TV and brand advertising.
Critics have also noted that aside from being a turning point for the show, the episode also became a turning point for television sitcoms; one South Florida Sun-Sentinel critic commented that the episode, along with the season four episode "The Contest", " broke new sitcom ground and expanded the lexicon of the '90s".
9am: Meanwhile this from billysbar below the line: "Maybe there's an argument for a mid-contest break for all you journalists.
Second, there has not been any tendency, at least at this stage of the race, for the contest to break toward the challenger.
There has not been any tendency, at least at this stage of the race, for the contest to break toward the challenging candidate.
Some officials in both parties suggest the 2008 contest could break that pattern if the debate focuses largely on the candidates' credentials to manage difficult foreign policy issues.
