National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 6, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* 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?

46% Government will do too much
40% Government will not do enough
14% Not sure

2* Has the federal government done enough to deal with the current economic crisis, or does it need to do more?

39% Done enough
52% Needs to do more
9% Not sure

3* Which would do more to stimulate the economy—new government spending or more tax cuts?

20% New government spending
63% More tax cuts
17% Not sure

4* Should Obama bring back one of the Treasury secretaries from the Clinton Administration or reach out to someone new?

33% Bring back a Clinton Treasury secretary
51% Reach out to someone new
17% Not sure

5* Barack Obama will be inaugurated as President on January 20. By that time, will the stock market be higher than it is today, lower or about the same?

22% Higher
27% Lower
39% About the same
12% Not sure

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