National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 22, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you favor or oppose the proposal for the federal government to purchase up to $700 billion in assets from finance companies?

25% Favor

44% Oppose

31% Not sure

2* Will the proposal help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the economy?

35% Help

30% Hurt

13% No impact

22% Not sure

3* How likely is it that the rescue plan will be approved this week?

30% Very likely

44% Somewhat likely

13% Not very likely

3% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

4* Should the plan include limits on how much is paid to executives and bankers whose companies are helped by the bailout plan?

63% Yes

18% No

19% Not sure

5* Which Presidential candidate do you trust most to oversee the rescue plan to a successful conclusion….John McCain or Barack Obama?

49% McCain

43% Obama

9% Not sure

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