The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly
survey of 70 business leaders, representing large and small companies in a variety
of industries.
QUESTION: Would asking for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld help or hurt President Bush’s chances for re-election this coming November?
It would help: 50%
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It would hurt: 50%
QUESTION: Should President Bush keep Vice President Dick Cheney on the
ticket or would he have a better chance of being re-elected with a different
running mate?
Cheney offers his best chance for re-election: 30%
A different running mate would help President Bush: 70%
QUESTION: If Democratic candidate U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry were to choose
Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain as a running mate, would he be more likely
or less likely to garner the support of traditional Republican voters?
More likely: 80%
Less likely: 20%
QUESTION: Which do you expect to be a bigger campaign issue come November?
The war with Iraq and issues related to it: 50%
The condition of the American economy: 50%
