Yet as Mrs. Merkel quietly lobbies, shouldn't the voters be told something about what she will do if she is re-elected, beyond remaining in power?
Mr. Obama and Vice President Biden defended their record but gave only a modest sense of their agenda should they be re-elected, beyond arguing for staying the course because the other side would return to what they called the failed policies of the past.
The report does not say what the bowl sought with its favors to the elected officials, beyond good will among people of local prominence.
He will have little control over the precarious coalition government elected last year, beyond being able to threaten it with a veto.
While the twilight was gathering the Herald's searchlight flashed the news that Governor Woodrow Wilson had been elected President beyond all doubt, and Mr. William Sulzer, the Democratic nominee, elected Governor of New York.
In some respects, Mr. Ratner beat his opponents to the punch, taking care in the project's early days to line up support from community leaders and elected officials beyond the footprint.
What remained unclear yesterday was how long a contract the Board of Education members would be willing to give Mr. Levy -- until December, which would give him a year as the school system's leader, or to December 2001, when a new mayor will have been elected, or beyond.
Civil servants in Whitehall should also be expected to undertake temporary job swaps with local government officials, including those in London boroughs, "to provide greater experience and insight into the challenges and opportunities faced by elected authorities beyond Westminster", the report suggests.
But Romney's been a notorious flip-flopper on the issue (his position on abortion largely depends on what position is likeliest to get him elected), and beyond that, he is the front-runner, and you don't reap rewards from tearing down someone who isn't.
North Korea has said that the party's "highest leading body" will be elected at the meeting; beyond that, the agenda is unknown, and it is unclear how the expected promotion of Mr. Kim's third son, Kim Jong-un, will be presented.
David Whitaker, director of the City Council's research and analysis division, said bringing in an outside manager would sideline elected leaders and was "beyond anti-democratic".
