41.   But in these hazy, crazy days of the Bowl Alliance, it is best to wait until after the final polls are in.

42.   But party officials in New York said that polls were wrong in suggesting that the Lewinsky scandal had so disgusted Democrats that many would stay home on Election Day.

43.   But polls are deceiving because this is the first Israeli election to be decided by Arabs and Russians.

44.   But polls are notoriously unreliable here, apt to reflect what the client wants.

45.   But national polls are different from state-by-state polls.

46.   But the polls are less encouraging for Gore in hypothetical match-ups against various Republicans, suggesting serious vulnerabilities in the Gore candidacy.

47.   But the lead goes up to low double digits when the poll is refined to reflect self-identified likely voters.

48.   But the same poll was disturbing for this particular Kennedy.

49.   But the Seattle Times, New York Times and Jeff Sagarin computer polls were difficult to understand or predict.

50.   But so far, none of this has translated into a satisfying campaign, if the polls are to be believed.