The latest primary polls show him creeping up steadily—one has him overtaking Ms Royal.

最近初选民调显示，他的支持率稳步上升--在一次民调中超过了罗雅尔。

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Polls showed Rubio trouncing Crist in the Republican primary, but recent polls give Crist a better chance to win the Senate seat running as an independent in November against Republican Rubio and Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek.

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Projections from exit polls also take into account the consistency between exit poll results and pre-primary polls.

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The rest will be allocated when voters come back to their precincts after the primary polls have closed and caucus.

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In the short run, though, Mr Strauss-Kahn will return to find his natural ally, Ms Aubry, running far behind Mr Hollande in the primary polls.

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