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Hopeful suitors ask that question every spring.
So do presidential candidates. Like Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who's leading Vice President Al Gore in the polls right now. Let's have a quick look. In May of 1976, Democrat Jimmy Carter was 13 points ahead of Republican President Gerald Ford. Carter kept his lead right through the summer, widening it to over 30 points after the Democratic convention.