National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 19-20, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

45% Favor
34% Oppose

21% Not sure

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

40% Very likely

37% Somewhat likely

11% Not very likely

2% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

3* During the campaign, Obama promised to cut taxes for 95% of Americans and raise taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 a year? Is it more important to cut taxes for 95% of Americans or to raise taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 a year?

64% More important to cut taxes for 95% of Americans
24% More important to raise taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 Per year

12% Not sure

4* If Congress raised taxes on wealthy Americans at this time, would that be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

36% Good

38% Bad

19% No impact

7% 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?

48% The government will do too much
40% The government will not do enough
12% Not sure

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