National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 2, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you favor or oppose a windfall profits tax on oil companies?

39% Favor

36% Oppose

25% Not sure

2* A proposal has been made to give working families a $1,000 energy rebate. Do you favor or oppose that proposal?

55% Favor

29% Oppose

16% Not sure

3* Suppose a proposal was made to give every working family a $1,000 energy rebate and pay for it with a windfall profits tax on oil companies. Would you favor or oppose that proposal?

56% Favor

32% Oppose

12% Not sure

4* If a windfall profits tax were placed on oil companies, would the price of gas go up, go down, or stay about the same?

42% Up

12% Down

31% Stay about the same

15% Not sure

5* Between now and election day in November, will gas prices go up, go down, or stay about the same?

26% Up

31% Down

36% Stay about the same

8% Not sure

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