National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 28-29, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* The federal government may provide an additional $50 billion to General Motors and end up owning nearly 70% of the auto company. Do you favor or oppose a plan for the federal government to give General Motors an additional $50 billion to buy 70% of the company?

21% Favor

67% Oppose

13% Not sure

2* Suppose that General Motors would go out of business unless the government provides an additional $50 billion of bailout funding. In that case, should the government let the company go out of business or should it provide General Motors with the additional $50 billion of funding?

56% Let General Motors go out of business

32% Provide General Motors with the additional $50 billion

12% Not sure

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