According to a nationwide Gallup Poll of 1,017 adults conducted Aug. 3-5 ( /-3%):

Overall Registered Voters (sample size 874 [ /-4%])

ยท 49% said that, ย“as of todayย” they ย“lean towardย” Bush; 48% said Gore and 3% had no opinion.

ยท 42% said yes, they ย“want Al Gore to run for president in 2004ย”; 51% said no and 7% had no opinion.

ยท 5% consider Bill Clinton ย“to be the leader of the Democratic Partyย”; 6% said Al Gore; 3% said Hillary Rodham Clinton; 9% said Dick Gephardt; 2% said Ted Kennedy; 7% said Tom Daschle; 1% said Joe Lieberman; 6% said other; 10% said no one; 51% had no opinion.

ยท Democrats/Democratic Leaners (sample size 490 [ /-5%])

ยท 6% consider Bill Clinton ย“to be the leader of the Democratic Partyย”; 9% said Al Gore; 2% said Hillary Rodham Clinton; 8% said Dick Gephardt; 2% said Ted Kennedy; 6% said Tom Daschle; 1% said Joe Lieberman; 7% said Other; 10% said no one; 49% had no opinion.

ยท Democrats/Democratic Leaning Registered Voters
ยท 32% said they ย“would be most likely to supportย” Al Gore ย“for the Democratic nomination for President in the year 2004ย”; 19% said Hillary Rodham Clinton; 13% said Bill Bradley; 10% said Joe Lieberman; 10% said Dick Gephardt; 7% said John Kerry; 2% said Tom Daschle; 1% said John Edwards; 1% said Joe Biden; 2% said no one; 3% had no opinion.
ยท Gore Supporters (sample size 156)

ยท 36% said Hillary Rodham Clinton would be their ย“second choice if Al Gore does not runย”; 20% said Dick Gephardt; 19% said Joe Lieberman; 5% said John Edwards; 3% said Bill Bradley; 5% said Joe Biden; 2% said John Kerry; 3% said Tom Daschle; 3% said other; 1% said no one; 3% had no opinion.

ยท ABC News/Money Magazine Poll Finds 51% Rate US Economy Positively. An ABC News/Money Magazine poll of 1,023 adults conducted in the month ending August 5, 2001 ( /-3%) found:

ยท 2% ย“rate the nationร•s economy as excellentย”; 49% said ย“goodย”; 37% said ย“not goodย”; 12% said ย“poor.ย”

ยท 5% ย“rate their own finances as excellentย”; 60% said ย“goodย”; 23% said ย“not goodย”; 12% said ย“poor.ย”

ยท 3% said it is ย“an excellent time to buy things they want and needย”; 38% said ย“goodย”; 40% said ย“not goodย”; 19% said ย“poor.ย”

ยท The ABC News/Money Magazine Consumer Comfort Index now stands at 5, down from 23 at the start of the year.