Primary candidates don't just campaign against one another.
Primary candidates endorsed by a county party organization usually run under its heading.
Last year, Mr. Hice was the most conservative of seven Republican primary candidates.
And it's something the Republican primary candidates are no doubt well aware of today.
Two-thirds report that they are satisfied with their current field of Republican primary candidates.
The chorus of scorn from Republican primary candidates probably contributed as well.
"Every one of these Democratic primary candidates has some labor support," Mr. Ott said.
Including money raised by other primary candidates, the total spent on the presidential election could easily exceed $1 billion.
This year, Mr. Ferriero fielded a formidable slate of Democratic primary candidates to oppose Senator Weinberg and her running mates.
Then again, Bill Bradley and John McCain, the primary candidates who ran on "authenticity" and "substance," lost.
Mr. Kelly, who is 52 and a native of Albany, joins a field that includes three other announced primary candidates.
