National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 6-7, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How likely is it that Congress will pass major legislation between now and Election Day in November?

16% Very likely
28% Somewhat likely
32% Not very likely
15% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

2* Should Congress try to pass major legislation before the November election?

36% Yes
41% No
23% Not sure

3* After the November election, there is a two month wait until newly elected members of Congress take office. Should Congress consider major new legislation during these months or should they wait until the newly elected members of Congress take office?

27% Congress should consider major new legislation during these months

63% They should wait until the newly elected members of Congress take office

  9% Not sure

4* If Republicans win control of Congress in November, how likely is it that Democrats will try to pass major new legislation before the newly elected Republicans take office?

65% Very likely

20% Somewhat likely

  7% Not very likely

  2% Not at all

  6% Not sure

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