But in the indictment, federal investigators claimed that Mr. Treffinger, who was the leading candidate in the primary, helped to script the message and that his campaign made the calls and later tried to cover its tracks.
Third, removal of the primary helps to restore immunity and to improve nutrional status.
Even as a state judge rejected Bret D. Schundler's effort to block Bob Franks from the Republican primary, help for Mr. Schundler arrived today from an unlikely ally: the New Jersey Democratic Committee.
Mr. Corzine's intensive effort to turn out Democratic voters in the June primary helped him win the nomination in what had looked like an uphill fight.
The Working Families Party was a major winner in the Democratic primary, helping to topple three City Council incumbents.
Mr. Bloomberg's aides said Mr. Fossella, who had once openly considered challenging Mr. Bloomberg in the primary, would help the campaign with strategy, especially in facing the mayor's primary opponents, Steve Shaw and Thomas V. Ognibene, a former city councilman.
Some speculate a small turnout for the primary will help Ms O'Donnell passionate tea-party supporters, some think, are more likely to vote.
Mr. Bush also blamed the "liberal Democratic vote" for his eight-point loss in Michigan, and suggested that the Democrats who voted for Mr. McCain had tried to "hijack the primary to help Al Gore".
Although Virginia does not permit voters to choose a party affiliation when registering to vote, public records of their participation in the primary elections help identify likely Democrats and Republicans.
