Mr. Gantt has run ahead in the most recent polls and is widely considered a safe bet to make any runoff.

They are running fourth and third respectively in the polls.

"Running behind in the polls, are you?"

By mid-October, she was running dead even in the polls with the more widely known incumbent-Danforth.

(Mr. Ognibene is running far behind in the polls.)

Consequently, the Senator is running far ahead in the polls and is widely expected to score an easy victory.

Mr. Goldin said he was running behind in the polls because voters "think of me as a chief financial officer."

Gary Hart, who is running far behind in the polls, criticized his Democratic foes.

So why do any of them run, whether at 1 percent or 0.1 percent in the polls?

George Voinovich, a Republican who was running ahead in the polls, may be hurt by the perception that his party is the protector of the rich.