National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 18, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Is the United States economy fundamentally sound?

27% Yes
60% No

13% Not sure

2* Who is most to blame for the current problems on Wall Street…the president, congress, the federal reserve, or private corporations?

20% The President
27% Congress

9% The federal reserve
37% Private corporations

8% Not sure

3* Suppose Congress passed laws to address the current problems on Wall Street. Would Congress make things better or worse?

32% Better
35% Worse

17% Neither

15% Not sure

4* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

48% Worse than it really is

16% Better than it really is

27% They present and accurate picture

9% Not sure

5* Does the United States have the best economy in the world?

29% Yes
50% No

20% Not sure

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