“The Iowa Project - 1996”

August 24, 1995-Press Release

For Release: Embargoed until 7:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, August 24, 1995

Contact: Craig Tufty (703) 765-0488 e-mail - ctufty@tmn.com - o1dell@aol.com - CompuServe 74101,3072

INDEPENDENT POLL SHOWS BOB DOLE 1996 IOWA CAUCUS LEAD ERODING

"Iowa Project -1996" shows Alexander gaining the most:

Buchanan not far behind: Undecided increases

Alexandria, Va --Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole's commanding lead over all other Republican presidential candidates a little more than five months out from the February 1996 Iowa Caucuses is eroding. That according to an independent survey conducted by PSI of Alexandria, Virginia, that was released tonight by Capital Communications on television stations WOI, Ames, Iowa, KCAU, Sioux City, Iowa and WHBF in Davenport, Iowa.

The results of the survey are the fourth stage of "The Iowa Project -1996", conducted by PSI, which is surveying likely caucus attendees periodically up to the February, 1996, Iowa presidential caucuses. This evenings release is the fourth in that series. The first was released February 2, 1995.

"Bob Dole is still the person to beat," said president and project director Craig Tufty. "But his lead has eroded substantially from his 51.7% showing in the June survey. Lamar Alexander, Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes, Phil Gramm and Arlen Specter seem to have benefited most from Dole's stall in the state of Iowa, while Richard Lugar, Colin Powell and Robert Dornan all lost ground. Newcomer Maurice (Morry) Taylor barely registered with .3% as House Speaker Newt Gingrich, not tested since the initial survey in January, managed 1.3%. Dole's loss from the June survey was just under 16%."

The PSI survey of 300 likely caucus attendees, conducted on 8/21/95 and 8/22/95, showed the Republican candidates standing as follows:

(Percentages don't add up to 100, due to rounding)

PSI is an independent survey research firm located in Alexandria, Virginia, that conducts political and corporate research. It is owned and operated by Craig Tufty, a former resident of Sioux City, Iowa. "The Iowa Project -1996" is not paid for nor affiliated with any of the presidential candidates, campaigns or their representatives.