National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 10-11, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you favor or oppose the economic recovery package proposed by Barack Obama and the Congressional Democrats?

44% Favor
40% oppose

15% Not sure

2* How likely is it that the economic recovery package proposed by Barack Obama and the Congressional Democrats will become law during his first 100 days in office?

58% Very likely

28% Somewhat likely

5% Not very likely

0% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

3* Suppose the economic recovery plan changed so that it included tax cuts only and there was no new government spending. Would you favor or oppose an economic recovery plan that included tax cuts only?

41% Favor

41% Oppose

19% Not sure

4* Okay… Suppose the economic recovery plan changed so that it included only new government spending and there were no tax cuts? Would you favor or oppose an economic recovery plan that included only new government spending?

14% Favor

72% Oppose

14% Not sure

5* In reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, what worries you more—that the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not do enough?

43% The government will do too much
43% The government will not do enough
13% Not sure

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