As the lawyers fought in court, the candidates kept fairly low public profiles today.

The candidates keep mouths shut about the embellishment of Chinese power.

One problem: the potential candidate can't keep his pants on.

"One of the most common perceptions I found among my students is that candidates don't keep their campaign promises," he said.

These potential candidates all keep a close eye on each other.

"But it can help a healthy candidate keep going with money."

The candidates must similarly keep to the middle ground.

Their activities rarely make it into the public eye - and candidates keep their distance from them.

Both candidates in the gubernatorial campaign, for the most part, kept their distance from these difficult issues.

For this reason the candidates are keeping an eye on the Presidential race.