1.   Although exit polls conducted by a consortium of networks indicated that Buchanan would win the popular vote, official tabulations showed a tighter race for delegates.

2.   As a result, Huard finds himself in a tighter race for the starting position.

3.   But it will be complicated by the fact that the two are also spending time in New Hampshire, where they are locked in a tighter race.

4.   But this is a much tighter race than just two teams.

5.   He says that after Dole unveiled a campaign ad two weeks ago attacking Clinton on the issue of drugs, the poll immediately began showing a tighter race.

6.   Internal polling for Conservatives and Labor reportedly shows a tighter race.

7.   It would be a tighter race, though, if the ticket had Clinton with Vice President Al Gore running against Dole and Gen. Colin Powell.

8.   More sophisticated surveys of likely voters would show a tighter race, they say.

9.   Others have shown an even tighter race.

10.   Polls taken immediately after the Republican convention indicated a tighter race.