National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted March 4-5, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about President Obama’s proposed budget?

62% Very closely
31% Somewhat closely

4% Not very closely

2% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* Generally speaking, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the President’s proposed budget?

41% Favorable
46% Unfavorable
13% Not sure

3* How concerned are you that the President’s budget will increase government spending too much?

49% Very concerned

26% Somewhat concerned

18% Not very concerned

4% Not at all concerned

3% Not sure

4* How concerned are you that the President’s budget will cut taxes too much?

12% Very concerned

26% Somewhat concerned

31% Not very concerned

21% Not at all concerned

10% Not sure

5* Will the President’s proposed budget help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

44% Help

41% Hurt

6% No impact
9% Not sure

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