"If they understand, which I believe they really are sensing, that the alternative the Republicans have been offering is to repeal what we've done, to go back to Bush policies - and if you asked the public what would you prefer, Bush economic policies or Obama economic policies, they take and prefer Obama economic policies"

This quote by Carl Levin suggests that the public knows the distinctions between the financial policies of the Obama and Bush administrations. He believes that if the public were asked to select in between the 2, they would choose Obama's policies. This implies that the public knows the positive modifications that have actually been made under Obama's administration, which they would not want to return to the policies of the Bush administration. This quote likewise suggests that the Republican party's alternative to Obama's policies is to rescind them and go back to the Bush policies, which the public does not desire. This indicates that the general public is in favor of Obama's financial policies and would not want to return to the policies of the Bush administration.