National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 5, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* In February, Congress and the President enacted a $787 billion dollar stimulus package designed to help the economy. Some people say that another stimulus package will be needed soon. Would you favor or oppose passage of another economic stimulus package this year?

27% Favor

60% Oppose

13% Not sure

2* How likely is it that Congress and the President will try to pass another economic stimulus package this year?

34% Very likely

34% Somewhat likely

17% Not very likely

3% Not at all likely

12% Not sure

3* In political terms, is the average Democrat in Congress more liberal than you are, more conservative, or about the same as you ideologically?

54% The average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than you are

13% More conservative

26% About the same

7% Not sure

4* Okay… In political terms, is the average Republican in Congress more liberal than you are, more conservative, or about the same as you ideologically?

25% The average Republican in Congress is more liberal than you are

36% More conservative

33% About the same

6% Not sure

5* Fine… Is the representative in Congress from your district more liberal than you are, more conservative, or about the same as you ideologically?

28% Your representative in Congress is more liberal than you are

21% More conservative

44% About the same

8% Not sure

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