National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 29, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the Congressional debate on the economic rescue plan negotiated by Congressional leaders and the Bush Administration?

55% Very closely

33% Somewhat closely

8% Not very closely

1% Not at all

3% Not sure

2* Congress voted against the proposed $700 billion economic rescue plan today. Will the rejection of the economic rescue plan hurt the economy or has the media and Congress portrayed the situation as worse than it really is?

45% Hurt the economy

33% Media and Congress have portrayed situation as worse than it really is

22% Not sure

3* Should Congress take action to help the financial industry or should Wall Street and the financial industry work out the problems on their own?

45% Take action

44% Wall Street and financial industry should work out problems on their own

11% Not sure

4* Should Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson resign?

31% Yes

36% No

33% Not sure

5* How concerned are you that the economy will slip into a depression similar to 1929?

41% Very concerned

38% Somewhat concerned

17% Not very concerned

3% Not at all concerned

1% Not sure

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