11.   It is time to end this outrageously exorbitant, obscenely protracted and ultimately undemocratic presidential preference poll.

12.   It occurred to him that these same cities could add a nonpartisan, non-binding presidential preference ballot to their regular ballot with almost no additional cost.

13.   Last year they tried to get the Democrats to change their plans and participate in the presidential preference primary on the same day as Republicans.

14.   Maybe not, if a newly released presidential preference poll is to be believed.

15.   McCain appeared in the single digits in presidential preference polls taken earlier this year.

16.   Once the speeches end, votes will be cast and tallied and a winner in the presidential preference poll will be declared.

17.   On Tuesday, Republicans in nine states, including Georgia, Colorado and most of New England, will declare their presidential preference.

18.   Perhaps the next round of presidential preference polls from Iowa will tell.

19.   POLLS PUT GORE IN LEAD IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE The Hotline, the popular Internet political tip sheet, keeps a running tab of presidential preference polls in various states.

20.   Presidential preference surveys among GOP primary voters generally show Specter at or near the bottom of prospective candidates.