Poll: 57% support Wall Street bailout

A new poll by The Pew Research Center for People and the Press finds that nearly six in ten polled support efforts to spend billion to help ensure that the financial sectors and markets secure.

The poll also finds that people trust Barack Obama more than John McCain when it comes to addressing the economy. Only 19% of those polled think the government is doing an excellent or good job when it comes to handling Wall St. problems.

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