The following polling information was published in the Boston
Sunday Globe on January 14.
Ran on p.1  
Article accompanying the polling data,  "N.H. poll gives lead to
Dole, but support is seen  as soft," written by Michael Rezendes.


Boston Globe Poll
January 14, 1996
Telephone Survey conducted Jan 7-10 of 275 NH Republicans and 125
Independents who are likely to vote in the Primary
Conducted by KRC Communications Research
Margin of Error +/- 5%
Some numbers were rounded off

1.  If the Republican primary were held tomorrow for whom would you
vote?
Dole      33%
Forbes    17
Buchanan  11
Alexander  5
Gramm      5
Keyes      2
Lugar      2
Dornan     1
Taylor     1
Don't know
or refused 24

2. How would you describe the strength of your commitment to your
candidate?
Dole supporters: 
Definitely support     27%
Most likely support    26%
Probably, but could
change                 44%
Don't know              2%

3.  Would you say Bob Dole's chances of beating President Clinton
are excellent, good, fair, or poor?
Excellent      15%
Good           34%
Fair           33%
Poor           12%
Don't Know      6%

4.  Do you think a person who has never held elective office would
be qualified to carry out the responsibilities of being president
of the United States?
Yes         69%
No          21%
Don't know  10%

5.  How interested do you think you would be in having a third-
party candidate running for president in 1996?
Very interested      20%
Somewhat             31%
Not                  45%
Don't Know            4%

6.  Do you think someone who would be 73 years old on Inauguration
Day is too old to be president?
No              60%
Yes             26%
Depends on 
the individual  13%
Don't Know       1%

7.  Do you support or oppose recently enacted trade agreements like
NAFTA and GATT?
Support     37%
Oppose      35%
Don't Know  28%
Refused to 
answer 1%

8.  At this point, which two problems or issues facing the country
would be most important to you in determining how you will vote in
the 1996 Republican presidential primary?
Federal budget deficit         50%
Taxes                          18%
Dealing with the recession
and lost jobs/the economy      18%
Problems of the poor/welfare   13%
Health care                    12%
Crime                           8%
National health insurance/
health plan                     8%

9.  Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bob Dole has done as
Senate majority leader with regards to the budget negotiations and
partial shutdown of the government?
Approve     54%
Disapprove  32%
Don't know  14%

10. Has the job Bob Dole has done with regard to the budget
negotiations and partial shutdown of the federal government made
you more likely to vote for Dole in the primary, less likely or had
no impact?
More likely     22%
Less likely     27%
No Impact       44%
Don't know       7%

11.  Would you support or oppose a 17 percent flat tax on the
incomes of all Americans as a replacement for the current graduated
income tax?
Support      54%
Oppose       26%
Don't Know   19%

12.  Asked of flat tax supporters: Would you still support this 17
percent flat tax if it eliminated the current deductions for home
mortgage interest and charitable contributions?
Would      70%
Would not  23%
Don't know  7%

13.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?  I like
the field of Republican candidates running for president so little
that I might vote to reelect President Clinton in November?
Disagree          69%
Agree             22%
Don't know or
refused to answer  7%