CANDIDATES' RULES FOR SURVIVING PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT

(WIN OR LOSE)

Rule One: Remember, Same two teams play next week;

Rule Two: Candidate are like laboratory animals. The public recognizes they are necessary but does not form any real attachment to them and particularly does not want to hear their woes;

Rule Three: Pledge your support for your party and promise to help it in any way you can;

Rule Four: As soon as the election returns are in, stop making your campaign points--they either had traction or they didn't;

Rule Five: Thank your supporters and staff early and often;

Rule Six: Have something kind and gracious to say about your opponent;

Rule Seven: In case of anything that doesn not seem to fit into Rules three through six, refer back to Rules One and Two