National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 23-24, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate your understanding of the president’s health care reform proposal – excellent, good, fair or poor?

19% Excellent
32% Good
26% Fair
21% Poor
2% Not sure

2* How would you rate Congress’ understanding of the president’s health care reform proposal – excellent, good, fair or poor?

7% Excellent
15% Good
38% Fair
35% Poor
6% Not sure

3*How would you rate President Obama’s understanding of his own health care reform proposal?

27% Excellent
20% Good
20% Fair
27% Poor
5% Not sure

4* Are critics of the President’s health care plan “bearing false witness” about the plan?

36% Yes
38% No
26% Not sure

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