1.   Among male voters, she was in a statistical dead heat with Fong and Issa, the poll showed.

2.   And although Kerry was leading in the late spring, the race now, according to a new statewide poll, is a statistical dead heat.

3.   And although Kerry was leading in the late spring, the race now is a statistical dead heat.

4.   Aside from staking out competing policy positions, the candidates are hoping to seize an edge that could break open the stubborn statistical dead heat in the polls.

5.   At the moment, depending on which pollster is asking questions, Cuomo either trails George Pataki or is locked in a statistical dead heat with him.

6.   A Florida poll issued in early July, for example, shows Gore and Bush in a statistical dead heat.

7.   A new Zogby International poll shows Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio in a statistical dead heat.

8.   A Marist College poll taken after the South Carolina primary had Bush and Arizona Sen. John McCain in a statistical dead heat.

9.   A poll released Friday showed McCain and Bush in a statistical dead heat.

10.   A recent poll points to a statistical dead heat.