What question do you ask them to solicit their view on Lowe being at the helm?
If you pose the question: "In principle, do want Lowe at the helm?" then I tend to agree in that the vast majority of people would probably reply "No".
But ask them the question: "Given our current financial straits, do you think that Lowe is doing a good job at steadying the ship and therefore are you OK with him being on board in the short term?" then the vast majority would probably answer "Yes".
It's easy to load a question in order to get the answer one wants to hear.