81.   If Bush had really wanted to see an improvement in his poll numbers, he should have named Oprah his running mate.

82.   In any event, he could have trouble winning the nomination in a convention dominated by the right, whatever his poll numbers.

83.   In addition, White House aides called key Hill Democrats with a fresh batch of poll numbers that show public disapproval for a lengthy hearing.

84.   In the past, party officials insisted they did not care much about poll numbers.

85.   Industry officials accuse Pataki of being too concerned with his falling poll numbers.

86.   Instead, the poll numbers confirmed the surge Bush has gotten almost everywhere, Woodard said.

87.   Instead of the usual primary eve chatter about the latest poll numbers, there was far greater interest in possible turnout figures.

88.   It certainly stands in sharp contrast to the tumbling poll numbers shown by Richard Nixon during the Watergate investigation that ultimately led to his resignation.

89.   It stands to reason that his comparative inactivity in the state would translate to lower poll numbers.

90.   It is not unusual for such tensions to arise at a time when a candidate is watching his poll numbers sag, as Bush is.