1.  Despite a strong organization across the state and a consistent lead in polls, Dole has been unable to coast to victory in Iowa.

2.  Gore, whose campaign was widely portrayed as being in disarray just a few months ago, held a consistent lead in the polls during the last several weeks.

3.  President Clinton held a consistent lead over Dole in the post-primary surveys, and nothing Dole could do changed it.

4.  While New Jersey has traditionally been a battleground state in presidential elections, Clinton has maintained a consistent double-digit lead there.

5.  Polls show consistent Clinton lead.

6.  New elections could well be worse for his coalition partners than Netanyahu, who has maintained a consistent lead over Labor leader Ehud Barak in opinion polls.