21.   And, if the polls are correct, that may well be what some voters believe.

22.   Anyhow it is true that there are some polls showing that the people approve of the government a little bit less than they used to.

23.   As a result, election officers did not discover until a few hours before the polls were to open that many ballots had been misdirected.

24.   As elections demonstrate, a poll is an educated guess and not a hard count.

25.   Assuming that these polls are accurate, Gore seems clearly more tuned to doing what the average American wants and needs done.

26.   At best, if pre-election polls are correct, he may hang onto power after the election by putting together a coalition government.

27.   At their best, all polls are no more than a snapshot of the moment and the context in which they are asked.

28.   Atlanta pollster Whit Ayres, who is working for Alexander, said he thought the poll was accurate, but he found hope in it anyway.

29.   Befitting the subject matter, the poll is rife with seeming contradictions.

30.   A federal poll is to be called by May next year.