11.   By then, internal and independent polls had given Schundler an edge among likely primary voters.

12.   By then, however, internal and independent polls had given Schundler an edge among likely primary voters.

13.   Current polls also give Democrats a good chance of retaking the US Senate and House next year.

14.   Early polls give Blagojevich a double-digit lead over Ryan, and many students of Illinois politics say the Democrats have reason to be optimistic.

15.   Forget the big lead the polls have been giving Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

16.   Her popularity rebounded, and polls give her a huge lead over Fisher.

17.   In Minnesota, a Mason-Dixon poll gave Gore an eight-point lead over Bush.

18.   In the Senate race, most polls did in fact give the edge to Schumer.

19.   It got it, as the USA Today-ESPN coaches poll gave the Huskers their third national championship in the last four years.

20.   Just after the Republican National Convention in August, polls gave George W. Bush the edge over Al Gore.