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Toplines - Specter & Stimulus Package - February 11, 2009

Daily Snapshot

Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters

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