OPINION: Roper & Gallup

Thirteen weeks before the election, during the week ending Aug. 5, Elmo Roper's interviewers conducted the latest FORTUNE survey. Result of one question: "Which one of these four statements do you come closest to agreeing with?"

1) Roosevelt has done an excellent job and it is very important that he should be President during the next four years 24.1%

2) Roosevelt has made mistakes and he's been in office for a long time, but it's still better that he should be elected President again for the next four years 28.4%

52.5%

3) While Roosevelt has done some good things, he's been in...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!