No one knows for sure how big an impact he will have on the election.

He went on to win the primary and then the general election.

"By the way, have you thought about what we'll be doing on election night?"

The larger question is the impact on the general election.

Are you saying that the war in Iraq will have no influence on the election?

It will probably have no effect on future elections or public policy.

"I think they've had to back off their position on early elections."

Whether television had an impact on the 1960 presidential election was clear.

So did the mayor's campaign, which spent $3.1 million on the election.

On the general election held in 2002 he won 443 votes.