Sorenstam held a two-shot lead after shooting a 65 on Saturday, and she has proven herself as a solid front-runner.
But it is still available in about nine million fewer homes than CNN, an indication that Fox News could establish itself as a solid front-runner if it manages to close that gap in distribution.
Best foreign language film: "A Separation," Iran Contender: "Monsieur Lazhar," Canada Long shots: "Bullhead," Belgium; "Footnote," Israel; "In Darkness," Poland The foreign language film committee is nearly as mystifying as the documentary branch in its choices, but its byzantine voting system has produced a solid front-runner in the acclaimed Iranian film "A Separation".
Three polls released this week, including one on Friday by The New York Times and Siena College, indicate that Mr. de Blasio is now a solid front-runner, after being mired in third or even fourth place until just a month or two ago.
Gen. Wesley K. Clark, a native of Arkansas who is also emphasizing his Southern ties; Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who is seen as a solid front-runner in other states; and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is popular among black voters (who are expected to make up 30percentto40percentcent of the primary turnout), also have done well in polls here.
A spotlight illuminated the thin clouds of his breath as he repeated the script he had written the night before, based on an NBC News poll that showed Governor George W. Bush of Texas as the solid front-runner.
In a matter of weeks, as the economic crisis has worsened, both have gone from solid front-runners to struggling for their political life.
Eight months later, Clinton is no longer the solid front-runner she once seemed to be.
Gen. Kamala Harris, the solid front-runner in California's historic Democrat-versus-Democrat Senate contest, had favorability marks of 41%, brighter but not great.
Harris is the solid front-runner, but Sanchez is in second place and far ahead of the Republican pack, according to the most recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. .
With Harris cemented as the solid front-runner and Democratic Party favorite, challenger Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Orange) embraced the role of the underdog and attempted to stitch together support from Latinos, Republicans and moderates.
