Alexandria, Va --Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole increased his commanding lead over all other Republican presidential candidates eight months out from the February 1996 Iowa Caucuses. 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 third stage of “The Iowa Project - 1996”, conducted by PSI, which is surveying likely Republican caucus attendees periodically up to the February, 1996, Iowa presidential caucuses. This evenings release is the third in that series. The first two survey results were released on 2/2/95 & 4/4/95.

“ Bob Dole just keeps getting stronger,” said PSI president and project director Craig Tufty. “He has again increased his lead from his 50.6% showing in March of 1995. Barring a major defining event, it appears that the Republican presidential race for first place in the state of Iowa may very well be over. Gramm, a very distant second, holds a 2 to 1 lead over Pat Buchanan & undeclared candidate Colin Powell, while Wilson, Specter, Dornan, Alexander, Keyes, Lugar and Thompson continue to register in the low single digits.”

The PSI survey of 300 likely caucus attendees, conducted on 5/31/95 and 6/1/95, showed the Republican candidates standing as follows:

Robert Dole	51.7%
Phil Gramm	11.7%
Pat Buchanan	5.0%
Pete Wilson	1.3%
Colin Powell	5.0%
Arlen Specter	.7%
Robert Dornan	2.6%
Lamar Alexander	1.0%
Alan Keyes	.3%
Richard Lugar	1.7%
Tommy Thompson	.3%
Undecided / Pushed	3.3%
Undecided	18.7%
Total:	100.0%

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.

### Editors note: this survey is embargoed for 4:00 p.m. EDT 6/6/95 release by Capital Communications.

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