| This has always been an unlikely, one-time shot by Dr Brash and his supporters and backers. |
| An independent candidate also has to obtain an additional 20 backers from the two parliamentary houses or local councils. |
| But in the desperate search for publicity, money and television interest, his agents and backers are trying to make him run before he can walk. |
| The wealth of foreign owners has fueled title success, but for other clubs finding wealthy backers has proved a mixed blessing. |
| Many of his most loyal backers have now left the Commons and, at 65, his age is now an issue. |
| But Giuliani has the charisma, the finances and the backers within the Republican party. |
