National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 17, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about bank failures, AIG, and Lehman Brothers?

54% Very closely
32% Somewhat closely

12% Not very closely

2% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* How likely is it that the bank failures will have a significant impact on your personal finances?

26% Very likely
38% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely

5% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

3* If elected President, how likely is it that John McCain would make the kind of changes that are needed on Wall Street?

25% Very likely
25% Somewhat likely

25% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

7% Not sure

4* If elected President, how likely is it that Barack Obama would make the kind of changes that are needed on Wall Street?

24% Very likely
29% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely

15% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

5* In reacting to the current financial problems on Wall Street, what worries you more—that the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not do enough?

49% Federal government will do too much
36% Federal government will not do enough

15% Not sure

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