National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 15-16, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Some people say the nation’s current economic problems are due to the recession which began under the Bush Administration. Others say the problems are being caused more by the policies President Obama has put in place since taking office. Which point of view comes closest to your own?

55% Economic problems are due to the recession which began under the Bush administration

39% Economic problems are caused more by the policies of President Obama

7% Not sure

2* Whose judgment do you trust more when it comes to economic issues affecting the nation – yourself or President Obama?

60% Yourself

27% President Obama

14% Not sure

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