Conducted February 11, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Arlen
Specter was one of only 3 Republicans to vote for the economic stimulus
package. Does this vote make you more or
less likely to vote for Specter, or does it have no impact?
31% More
likely
40% Less
likely
28% No impact
1% Not sure
2* Do you
favor or oppose the economic recovery package proposed by Barack Obama and the Congressional
Democrats?
47% Favor
41% Oppose
12% Not sure
3* How likely is it that the
economic recovery package proposed by Barack Obama and the Congressional
Democrats will become law during the President’s first 100 days in office?
49% Very likely
35%
Somewhat likely
5% Not very likely
2% Not at all likely
8% Not sure
4* How likely is it that the final
economic recovery plan passed by Congress will make things worse instead of
better?
32% Very likely
20% Somewhat
likely
33% Not very likely
5% Not at all likely
10% Not sure
5* How
confident are you that Congress knows what it's doing when it comes to
addressing the country’s current economic problems?
7% Very confident
21% Somewhat confident
38% Not very
confident
29% Not at all
confident
5% Not sure
6* Will
most members of Congress understand what is in the economic recovery plan
before they vote on it?
26% Yes
57% No
17% Not sure
7* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: No
matter how bad things are, Congress can always find a way to make them worse?
61% Agree
19% Disagree
20% Not sure
NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence