Survival was measured from date of presentation rather than date of diagnosis or treatment to overcome lead-time bias.
Although 7 players scored 69s in the 4th round, including Trevino and Watson, no one was able to overcome the lead established by Watson in the 3rd round.
"We don't have a whole lot of firepower, and it's hard to overcome a lead like that," Howe said.
A month later Dr. Gallup announced that Goldwater had overcome Rockefellers lead; he drew 35% to Rockefeller's 30, with Romney pulling up to 22%.
But Mr. Toltz, a businessman in his first political race, is betting the popular ballot initiative will swing enough support his way for him to overcome that lead on Nov. 7.
When the race stretched out, there was precious little time for a candidacy like Santorum's or Gingrich's to mobilize forces and overcome the lead Romney had developed.
Cheers and dancing erupted at Ms. Parker's campaign party as her opponent, fellow Democrat Gene Locke, a former city attorney, conceded defeat just after 10 p.m. when it became clear he could not overcome her lead.
Analysts say it is hard to see how Mr Jonathan can overcome this lead.
To overcome the lead that Romney has already banked among early voters, Gingrich would need to win by a large margin among election day voters.
Last year's division series saw the Yankees repeatedly overcome Twins leads with home runs.
