"There's a balance between an election being about you, and an election being about the voters".
Others protested against the election being held at all.
Party officials have few illusions about the election being honestly held.
With the election being so close, the contest will come down to turnout.
He is succeeded, without an election being held, by José Maria Marin, 79, a former politician.
It's the same old story, with the election being decided in the big industrial states.
Political impasse in Greece leads to a second general election being called for next month.
The likelihood of the election being pushed to a runoff "is now 100%", he said.
"There was an election being held because the existing chairman had stood down mid-term," Mr Crowther told The Independent.
He says the caller has a point about the proportion of voters supporting Johnson at the election being similar.
The election, being held Tuesday, is for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, who stepped down to become secretary of state.
