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

1* Do you favor or oppose the expanded $700 economic rescue plan approved by the Senate on Wednesday and scheduled for a vote in the House tomorrow?

30% Favor
45% Oppose
25% Not sure

2* Who will benefit more from the passage of a rescue plan – Wall Street or the average U.S. taxpayer?

30% Wall Street
45% Average U.S. Taxpayer
25% Not sure

3* Will the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the economy?

44% Help

23% Hurt

19% No impact

14% Not sure

4* In reacting to the current financial problems on Wall Street, what worries you more—that the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not do enough?

47% The federal government will do too much
36% The federal government will not do enough
16% Not sure

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