In his book, Dr. Westen describes an experiment he conducted in the fall of 2004 on committed Democrats and Republicans.

After all, he is a committed Democrat, "which really makes me an eccentric in the insurance business."

Unlike many wealthy people, Truman seemed to become an even more committed Democrat as he got richer.

Ms. Brazile, a committed Democrat who was the first black woman to manage a presidential campaign, has built similar relationships with other Republicans, like Grover Norquist, an influential conservative strategist.

A fund-raiser for Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas said that even many committed Democrats in Hollywood were "flirting" with Mr. Perot's outsider message, but he said he did not expect major defections.

Ms. Harris, who said she was a committed Democrat, said she nonetheless took the president at his word on the subject of race and believed he was "trying to show black Americans that he can be sensitive."

Kubek is a committed Democrat.

I said Bobby was a committed Democrat.

The wound to the country's civic health remains fresh, though of course it is active, committed Democrats who feel it most keenly.

He was a distinguished journalist and editor, a committed liberal Democrat and a warm and generous human being.