Zandi

Economists say the Obama administration's stimulus program actually saved the country's economy from plunging into the Great Depression 2.0. Yet that news will likely fail to sway voters who believe the current administration didn't do enough to support the economy.

An additional stimulus package will be required if the nation is going to avoid a double-dip recession, said both Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com and former Congressional Budget Office Director Rudolph Penner at a conference Friday.