National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 28, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news stories about the economic rescue plan negotiated by Congress and the Bush Administration?

59% Very closely
33% Somewhat closely
6% Not very closely
1% Not at all
1% Not sure

2* How important is it for Congress to pass an economic rescue problem?

49% Very important
29% Somewhat important
11% Not very important
5% Not at all important
6% Not sure

3* Republicans and Democrats have agreed on changes to the original economic rescue plan. With the changes made over the past week, do you favor or oppose the economic rescue plan agreed to by Congress and the Bush Administration?

33% Favor
32% Oppose
35% Not sure

4* The economic rescue plan gives the Treasury Secretary authority to spend up to $700 billion buying distressed assets from financial companies. Do government officials eventually expect to recover most of that money when economic conditions improve?

49% Yes
26% No
25% 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?

59% The federal government will do too much
27% The federal government will not do enough
13% Not sure

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