Michigan Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted April 20, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

45% Strongly approve
19% Somewhat approve
8% Somewhat disapprove
27% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Jennifer Granholm has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

18% Strongly approve
30% Somewhat approve
15% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure

3* Looking back, was it a good idea or a bad idea for the federal government to provide bailout funding for banks and other financial institutions?

30% Good idea
50% Bad idea
20% Not sure

4* Okay, was it a good idea or a bad idea for the federal government to provide bailout funding for General Motors and Chrysler?

59% Good idea
33% Bad idea
9% Not sure

5* Would you buy an automobile from a bankrupt company?

38% Yes
37% No
25% Not sure

6* General Motors and Chrysler both need additional government loans to stay in business. Do you favor or oppose providing additional taxpayer-backed loans for General Motors and Chrysler?

49% Favor
37% Oppose
14% Not sure

7* Over the next few years, how likely is it that General Motors or Chrysler will go out of business?

14% Very likely

39% Somewhat likely

32% Not very likely

7% Not at all likely
8% Not sure

8* If General Motors or Chrysler go out of business, is it still possible for the U.S. economy to recover?

47% Yes
29% No
23% Not sure

9* Will a Chrysler/Fiat merger be good for Michigan?

46% Yes
17% No
38% Not sure

10* Do you favor or oppose an investment firm coming in to buy Saturn from GM?

46% Favor
17% Oppose
37% Not sure

11* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

0% Excellent
3% Good
29% Fair
67% Poor
1% Not sure

12* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

24% Better
42% Worse
28% Stay the same
7% Not sure

13* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

50% Stronger
26% Weaker
16% About the same
7% Not sure

14*What about five years from today? Will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

73% Stronger
11% Weaker
6% About the same
9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence