But if he does win, he is sure he will not run for another term in 2004.
Bob Owens of Southington, Connecticut, contends Petraeus is simply doing what soldiers do: "Asking the general if he can win is like asking a professional athlete if he wants the ball in a critical point in the game, " Owens wrote.
Gilmore's proposal to eliminate the state's personal property tax (on cars and trucks) has resonated in northern Virginia, which the Democrat must win convincingly if he is to win the November 4th election.
If he cannot win it this time it will really open up the Republican field.
If he were to win, he could spin the victory into a vindication against all accusations against him.
There is a lot of support for Mitt Romney, but some do not feel as if he can win against Obama.
Even if he could win support for a new extension, however, the prime minister has recently hinted that fiscal discipline may now trump military ambition.
Sebastian Vettel may be able to help team-mate Mark Webber beat Ferrari's Fernando Alonso if he cannot win the title himself in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
That goes too far: Mr Blair has left himself plenty of room to stay out of the euro if he decides he cannot win a referendum.
Mr Santorum does, after all, have negatives of his own, the main one being a divisive social agenda that threatens to make him unelectable as president even if he does win the Republican nomination.
In other words, if he does win, either outright on October 6th or in a second round of voting three weeks later, Mr da Silva will have only a short time to establish his credibility.
If he fails to win the competition he may be stripped of his title by the British Boxing Board of Control and he admits he is taking a big risk.
If he is to win this time, he must not only persuade black voters, around 30% of the electorate and overwhelmingly Democratic, to turn out, but he must win some Republican votes too.
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If he wants to win a World Championship title he is going to have to improve on this massively.
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But if he wants to win over independents and undecideds, he should not go big by going negative.
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If he acts to win the confidence of the moneymen, he may lose the confidence of the people who elected him.
When asked directly if Caf had threatened Drogba that he would not win the award if he did not go to Lome, Habuba flatly denied the accusation.
Dean has sent mixed messages before: He told supporters February 5 in an e-mail that his campaign could end if he does not win in the state, but later suggested he may continue.
"If he wanted to win and be received as a tough cookie, he had to do what it took, " Washington says.
If he succeeds, he could win rulings making it harder to press dubious claims in court.
Even if he can't win in court, he'll persuade the Senate to back off.
His campaign says he'll have staff in all 50 states, some of that symbolic, but even if he can't win a state, he can help make it competitive for Democrats down-ballot.
He rounded Cape Horn almost certain to win if he headed north back to Europe.
"If Steve picks him, he'll open himself up for some criticism, but if he picks him and England win the Four Nations, he'll be judged as a hero, " he said.
It would not be a total surprise if he were to win the nomination next year.
He raised the stakes by promising to resign if he did not win the vote on August 24th.
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How will Obama supporters react if he does not win on Tuesday?
If he fails to win the presidency, his political career, a career that started in the late 70s, is over.
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