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Toplines - Federal Bailout and Bank Failures - September 26, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 26, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you favor or oppose the economic rescue plan now being negotiated by Congress and the Bush Administration?

24% Favor
50% Oppose
25% Not sure

2* 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?

60% The federal government will do too much
28% The federal government will not do enough
12% Not sure

3* How closely have you followed news stories about the bankruptcy of Washington Mutual, the largest bank failure in U.S. history?

37% Very closely
45% Somewhat closely
15% Not very closely

3% Not at all

1% Not sure

4* When thinking about the money you have in the bank, how worried are you that it will be lost due to a bank failure?

12% Very worried

27% Somewhat worried

38% Not very worried

20% Not at all worried

2% Not sure

5* How confident are you in the stability of the U.S. banking industry today?

9% Very confident

48% Somewhat confident

33% Not very confident

8% Not at all confident

2% Not sure

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