Toplines - Second Stimulus - September 4-5, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 4-5, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about unemployment and job creation?

67% Very closely
26% Somewhat closely
  5% Not very closely
  0% Not at all
  1% Not sure

2* Is there anything the federal government can do to improve the economy and create more jobs in the near future?

70% Yes
14% No
17% Not sure

3* How confident are you that the president and Congress will enact new policies to help the economy in the near future?

16% Very confident
20% Somewhat confident
28% Not very confident
33% Not at all confident
  4% Not sure

4* Last year, Congress and the President enacted a $787 billion dollar stimulus package designed to help the economy. Some people say that another stimulus package will be needed soon. Would you favor or oppose passage of another economic stimulus package this year?

31% Favor
55% Oppose
14% Not sure

5* How likely is it that Congress and the President will try to pass another economic stimulus package this year?

32% Very likely
31% Somewhat likely
22% Not very likely
  2% Not at all likely
13% Not sure

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