1.   Both political parties want time to test voter sentiment before signing on to a deal.

2.   If the polling accurately reflects voter sentiments that hold until Election Day, Ensign would triumph by a highly uncharacteristic margin.

3.   It is not even a fair indication of voter sentiment, since the candidates basically buy the votes.

4.   Pollster John Zogby said every administration should pay some heed to voter sentiments.

5.   Strategists from both parties are eagerly awaiting the results of the next Texas Poll, which are scheduled for release Thursday, as another gauge of voter sentiment.

6.   The cumulative goal that convention officials are trying to reach here is to build on existing voter sentiment that Democrats are the more caring of the two major parties.

7.   The dueling marches were watched carefully here as an opportunity to gauge voter sentiment in the presidential elections that are just four days away.

8.   The survey assessed voter sentiment nationwide.

9.   They measure voter sentiment in February and March, as between party rivals of varying stature, usually in multicandidate races.

10.   This is the first test of Western American voter sentiment this year.