Hey Gerry, first, I recommend upgrading soon to 1.3, which may handle some of this WQL better.  I can't actually see the wql without an account.  Second, for the updating, you might consider including both candidate and contact in naked view on a single plus card, so that both are updated at the same time.

the error I'm seeing makes me think perhaps you are referencing x+selected (_self) when you intend to reference just x (_left)

  --Ethan McCutchen.....Mon Dec 07 22:21:41 -0800 2009