Gov. Bush Ahead of Dole, Poll Says

Texas Gov. George W. Bush has become the strong favorite among New Hampshire Republicans to win the state’s GOP primary next year, leading Elizabeth Hanford Dole by a more than a 2-1 margin, a poll commissioned by WMUR-TV/CNN in Durham, N.H., said. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, showed Bush to be the first choice of 37% of respondents. Dole, former director of the American Red Cross, and U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona polled second and third, with 16% and 14%, respectively.