There are 45 candidates who have filed for the primary in New Hampshire. We obviously cannot give them all equal coverage and treatment. We give attention to those who have significant political records and reputations and for those who meet the previously mentioned criteria. A question from Robyn Turner of Charlotte, NC I've never seen a NewsHour poll. Our budget is not large enough to make it possible, but more important, there are many organizations who poll and we are able to report their findings.
Pollsters also are willing to come on our program to analyze and explain the polls.
We see our mission as a program which analyzes the news and discusses the issues. We do not have to do our own polling to accomplish this. I think you should do in-depth reports on Dole and Gramm's records throughout their long political careers so we can see how they've changed and get a better idea of what they really think and believe. Because there are so many candidates in the Republican field, we have elected to wait until after the nominees have been selected to look closely at their records. Significance is the critical factor.