National Surveys of 1,200 Likely Voters

January 25-27, 2008

1. How closely have you followed recent news stories about the economic stimulus package being considered by Congress?

43% Very closely

38% Somewhat closely

14% Not very closely

3% Not at all

1% Not sure

2. Do you favor or oppose the economic stimulus package agreed to by the President and the House of Representatives?

41% Favor

26% Oppose

33% Not sure

3. If it passes, how likely is it that the economic stimulus package will help the economy?

12% Very likely

40% Somewhat likely

31% Not very likely

7% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

4. If it passes, how likely is it that the economic stimulus package will hurt the economy?

8% Very likely

24% Somewhat likely

42% Not very likely

13% Not at all likely

14% Not sure

5. Will you get a tax rebate under the proposed economic stimulus plan?

53% Yes

18% No

29% Not sure

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