The CID-Gallup poll carried out during the first week of October revealed that 66% thought the Mejia administration is poorly managed, 24% felt its management was neither good nor bad, and 8% said it was well managed. On the question of the quality of performance of President Mejia himself, of those surveyed 38% said it was very bad, 23% bad, 24% neither good nor bad, 11% good and 5% said it was very good.
CID concluded that it should come as no surprise that Presidential re-election has so little support. Only 15% back the re-election of President Mejia and 81% perceive a change of mandate to be necessary. The poll shows that 70% are likely to vote in the 2004 Presidential elections. Eligible Dominican voters identified the cost of living as the leading concern these days. Other significant issues are the rising levels of crime and violence. The polling company said that Mejia fared the worst when evaluated in comparison to other heads of state of Central America.