She was referring to the New Hampshire primary in which she beat Obama in January 2008.
LeMieux's decision leaves a still-crowded GOP primary in which Mack remains the early favorite.
The turnout in this year's Republican primary, in which Michael Bloomberg defeated Herman Badillo, was more in line with predictions.
There's talk in Michigan of a "firehouse primary" in which people would drop off secret ballots at their fire stations.
But in a primary in which 1,200 valid signatures are required, Mr. Muhammad turned in fewer than 2,000.
My first thought was that I had somehow missed the primary in which I was hoping to vote.
(Rhee's methods were a major issue in the recent Democratic primary, in which her patron, Mayor Adrian Fenty, was defeated).
Ms. Hicks, weakened by a bitter Democratic primary in which she faced five rivals, lost the general election to Mr. Moakley.
That was particularly evident in the recent Democratic primary, in which New Rochelle City Councilman Noam Bramson defeated Mr. Tocci, the incumbent.
After the subdued Republican primary, in which most of the criticism was aimed at Mr. Torricelli, his statements were a decided, though hardly unexpected, change of pace.
The 1989 primary, in which David N. Dinkins ousted the incumbent, Edward I. Koch, was just as contested as this year's.
