He raised a total of $26 million for his campaign accounts, a huge amount that scared away many possible Republican challengers.

Another is a possible primary challenger.

In several states where Democratic senators might have been vulnerable, the strongest possible Republican challengers decided not to run.

With some success, the company operated until the mid-1990s and were seen at the time as a possible real challenger to the SYT dominance.

Gifford Miller, the Council speaker and another possible challenger, raised $750,000, for a total of $3.2 million.

Twenty players who haven't reached agreement on new contracts remain possible challengers to Mattingly's record.

But he has been mentioned prominently by Democratic Party leaders as a possible challenger to President Bush.

It is an old political ploy for incumbents: raise enough money early enough and possible challengers will think twice before taking you on.

Enele Sopoaga was reported as being a possible challenger for the premiership.

Hence, the jago leaders gained interest in the possibility of increasing their position through supporting possible challengers to the colonial system.