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Each man was up against a well-financed front-runner who could marshal interest groups and local politicians to bring out a big vote on caucus night.
In the final weeks of the campaign, two religious groups called on the faithful to support Muslim-affiliated parties, which was seen by many observers as an attempt to undermine front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri, the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle and daughter of Sukarno, Indonesia's founding president.
In fact, Bradley hates being called the front-runner.
The NYT says that the five candidates "virtually ignored" front-runner George W. Bush and focused on criticizing Bill Clinton.
Still, it's hard to maintain a front-runner's dignity and mystique if you're sharing a stage with Alan Keyes.