Word: polled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...last area, Harvard is failing miserably, if the latest Independent poll is anywhere close to accurate. According to the survey, only 20 percent of students come from households that earn less than $50,000 dollars a year. Compare that to the group who said their families make more than $100,000: close to 45 percent...
Powell has always had reservations about a campaign by himself or at Dole's side. But now that Dole trails Clinton by a dozen points--last week's TIME/CNN poll showed Dole with 38% of voters, vs. Clinton with 50%--even the eager cadre of Republicans who have been preening for the job have begun to issue declarations of independence, almost as if they don't want the job at all. Last week a confused Dole official hunted for a positive explanation. "It's like they want to prove they're all thumbs so they won't upstage...
...Iceman. Governor Pete Wilson of California could have had the job if he hadn't run against Dole last year and in the process sent his own statewide poll ratings plunging to the mid 30s (a Wilson spokesman insists his boss's popularity is actually broader). At 62, Wilson is now looking toward 2000, as he demonstrated two weeks ago when, instead of supporting the Dole position, he repeated his opposition to the antiabortion plank in the party platform. Though Dole and Wilson (and their wives) were once close, the Senator now finds the Governor occasionally confusing. Wilson recently took...
...TIME/CNN poll last week, 63% of voters surveyed said they believe free TV time would make for a better race. That by itself may make it worth a try. For if it reduces even slightly the cynicism about politics, it could help voters feel more engaged in the process and perhaps restore their faith...
Therein lies the weakness in Peres' current lead. Late last week a poll showed the Prime Minister with about 49% of the vote to Netanyahu's 45%. Wooing enough floaters to push him over the 50% threshold depends on a continuation of the respite from terrorism that Israel has enjoyed in recent weeks. Labor insiders confide they are extremely fearful Palestinian bombers will strike anew, especially given that security officials have evidence they are trying hard to do just that. According to a survey last week, most Israelis believe if there is no new terror attack, Peres will...