61.   One reason is that the pollsters must choose between surveying either registered voters or likely voters.

62.   Over recent months, public opinion surveys of likely voters in New York have given the president a substantial lead in the state.

63.   Polls conducted by Missouri newspapers have shown the measure leading by a wide margin among likely voters, but many are undecided.

64.   Polls have shown Bush leading among likely Republican voters, but McCain with a lead among all likely voters, including Democrats and independents.

65.   Polls of likely voters taken throughout the week showed Bush increasing his lead over Vice President Al Gore, even among women and independent voters.

66.   Polls over the weekend show the two men tied among likely primary voters.

67.   Polling numbers among likely voters are consistently a bit lower for Clinton.

68.   Political polls often focus on registered voters or on people who have been identified as likely voters.

69.   Recent polls have found that McCain is rising in popularity among likely GOP primary voters, while Bush has been slipping somewhat.

70.   Republican Rick Perry and Democrat John Sharp are virtually tied in their race for lieutenant governor with a third of the likely voters undecided, the Texas Poll indicates.