National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 29-30, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* On Monday morning, Congress rejected the $700 billion economic rescue plan proposed by the Administration. What worries you the most—that Congress will do nothing or that Congress will find a way to pass a new version of the rescue package?

39% Congress will do nothing

40% Congress will pass a new version of the rescue package

21% Not sure

2* On a major bill like the proposed economic rescue plan, should Members of Congress do what they think is right or should they do what the voters in their District think is right?

21% Do what they think is right

68% Do what voters in their district think is right

11% Not sure

3* Are most members of Congress more concerned about the voters in their District or their political allies in Washington?

16% Voters in their district

74% Political allies in Washington

11% Not sure

4* Will the failure of Congress to pass the economic rescue plan help your personal finances, hurt your personal finances, or have no impact on your personal finances?

11% Help

42% Hurt

33% No impact

14% Not sure

5* What would do more to help the economy—passing a new version of the economic rescue plan or passing an across-the-board tax cut for all Americans?

39% Passing a new version of the economic rescue plan

39% An across the board tax cut for all Americans

22% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence