It wasn't. It was passed under Bush. And Democrats were just as likely to mess that up as Republicans:
Just 36% of Republicans, 35% of independents and 34% of Democrats know
that the government bailout of banks and financial institutions was
signed into law by former President Bush. Democrats (46%) are just as
likely as Republicans (50%) or independents (44%) to incorrectly say
the legislation was enacted after Obama became president.
Weirdly, the biggest gap between each party's news awareness was the depth of the oil leak. The other gaps are practically margin-of-error differences.
