All of the other candidates have the same objective: reshape the contest so they can become Number Two--an alternative to Bush,

Candidates have to look and see if, realistically, there is a way to get there.

Reshape one's foot to try to fit into a new shoe.

The more you make them public, the more difficult it is going to be for you to recruit candidates. Some candidates won't do it unless its 100 percent confidential.

He actually combines a number of attributes that I think are attractive in some of our candidates, and he has the potential to cause heartburn across the field.

It created an opportunity for alternative candidates to emerge to exploit this dissatisfaction. None of them won, but certainly the elections were hotly contested.