Toplines - Mortgages - October 8, 2008
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Daily Snapshot
National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 8, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Should homeowners
who borrowed more than they could afford be helped out by the federal
government?
25% Yes
59% No
16% Not
sure
2* If
someone cannot afford to make increased mortgage payments, is it better for the
government to assist them in making their payments or should they sell their
homes and find a less expensive home?
21% Better for the government to assist them
71% Should sell their homes
and find a less expensive home
8% Not sure
3* Should the federal government
get directly involved in the housing market?
31% Yes
54% No
15% Not
sure
4* Would you favor or oppose a plan where the government
would buy unaffordable mortgages directly from mortgage servicers
and renegotiate manageable fixed-rate mortgages with the homeowner so they can
stay in their homes?
52% Favor
35% Oppose
13% Not
sure
5* Who do you trust more to manage the new Economic Rescue Plan
Passed By Congress….John McCain or Barack Obama?
43% McCain
48% Obama
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence