51.   Early polls showed the Forbes tax pitch propelling him ahead of Sen. Bob Dole, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination.

52.   For all the spadework Gramm has done in Georgia, Dole is still much better known, which accounts for the early polls.

53.   Green, like Schumer, has also fared weakly in early polls and is also little known outside the metropolitan region.

54.   Gore aides take solace in his strong showing in early polls testing him against Bradley.

55.   Gov. George W. Bush has an enormous lead in early polls over Garry Mauro, the state land commissioner.

56.   He said he was certain that voters would support such a move, even though early polls have shown that voters view the idea unfavorably.

57.   Here the political party leading in early presidential polls, the Broad Front, is a coalition of Marxists and Social Democrats.

58.   In early polls of their Senate race, Weld holds a slim edge among men, but Kerry has a solid lead among women.

59.   In the general election contest, Mack led Rodham in some early October polls by three-to-one.

60.   In Iowa, Bush and Gore continue to dominate, at least in the early polls.