National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted March 30-31, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How important is the U.S. automobile industry to the financial stability of the overall economy?

32% Very important
48% Somewhat important
14% Not very important
3% Not at all important
3% Not sure

2* General Motors and Chrysler both need additional government loans to stay in business. Do you favor or oppose providing additional taxpayer-backed loans for General Motors and Chrysler?

23% Favor

62% Oppose

15% Not sure

3* Over the next few years, how likely is it that General Motors or Chrysler will go out of business?

19% Very likely

40% Somewhat likely

29% Not very likely

3% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

4* President Obama promised that the federal government will honor warranties issued by automobile companies that go out of business. Do you favor or oppose a federal government guarantee of automobile warranties?

44% Favor

42% Oppose

14% Not sure

5* If General Motors goes out of business, is it still possible for the U.S. economy to recover?

76% Yes

9% No

15% Not sure

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