It's a year before the 2000 presidential election, with many miles of campaigning to go.
Preferences can change.
But in a sign of his strong appeal, Bush holds high ratings at all levels of political interest and likelihood of voting. Gore has no edge among people who feel they know him, and despite his years in the public eye, his stands are hardly better known than Bush's. Pillars of Strength Together, Bush and Gore hold huge margins in preference for their parties' nominations. This national poll shows no major gains for either John McCain or Bill Bradley, regardless of their advances in state polls in New Hampshire, which holds the nation's first primary but is home to less than one-half of 1 percent of the nation's adult population. As expected, Bush appears to have gained the most from Elizabeth Dole's departure, and now commands 75 percent support for the Republican Party's nomination, to McCain's 10 percent.