21.   They say that while Dole has kept his lead in the polls, his support is soft, his favorability ratings are deteriorating and he is unelectable in November.

22.   Throughout his Senate campaign, polls showed Weld with high favorability ratings among voters, but many said they preferred to keep him in the Bay State as governor.

23.   Vice President Al Gore has suffered a dramatic plunge in his favorability rating amid investigations into his role in controversial Democratic fund-raising practices, pollster Peter Hart said Friday.

24.   While polls show that voters give Kerry a high favorability rating, many analysts say that fewer people can point out exactly why they like him.

25.   With no primary challenge, McGreevey is free to drive up his name recognition and favorability ratings while the two Republican contenders bloody each other.

26.   The latest poll did find that voter favorability ratings for both Mrs. Clinton and Giuliani had gone up slightly since last month.

27.   President Bill Clinton and his presumed Republican challenger Senator Bob Dole have scored nearly identical favorability ratings, according to a poll Wednesday.