Is 'With the gap still of landslide proportions in most polls, Dole has been written off, correctly or otherwise, by the pundits.' a fitting logical lead-up to 'The pundits did not consider them to be a contender anymore. '
With the gap still of landslide proportions in most polls, Dole has been written off, correctly or otherwise, by the pundits.###The pundits did not consider them to be a contender anymore. 