Democrat Al Gore has an edge over Republican George W. Bush in a Newsweek poll of likely voters released Saturday, while a tracking poll shows a very close race. The race was tight in Illinois and New Hampshire, while Bush still has a big lead in Texas, according to several new state polls. The state-by-state battle for electoral votes is crucial because the winning candidate has to win enough states to collect 270 electoral votes.

「新闻周刊」杂志周六公布一项针对可能投票的选民所做的民调结果显示，民主党的戈尔比共和党的小布什占有优势。然而一项追踪民调显示，两人有一场势均力敌的竞赛。根据几项最新的州民调结果，小布什虽仍在德州领先许多，但两人在伊利诺和新罕布什尔两州却是不相上下。由于获胜的候选人必须要在数量足够的州取得优胜，以夺得两百七十张选举人的选票，使得这种逐州的选举人选票之战变得相当重要。。

have an edge over 比某人占优势

A:What are the chances our team will take the basketball championship?

篮球队拿下冠军的机会大不大?

B:We have an edge over the other team in height, so I'd say the odds are in our favor.

我们在身高上比另一队占优势，因此我觉得我们胜算很大。