National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 8-9, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* 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
22% Somewhat confident
35% Not very confident
34% Not at all confident
2% Not sure

2* Will most members of Congress understand what is in the economic recovery plan before they vote on it?

24% Yes
58% No
19% Not sure

3* 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?

58% Agree
26% Disagree
16% Not sure

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