Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted by Rasmussen Reports
Date: December 12, 2005
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  Total Bush Approval
All Voters Strongly Approve Somewhat Approve Somewhat Disapprove Strongly Disapprove Not Sure
Ballot Corker 36% 60% 53% 26% 8% 45%
Ford 42% 14% 24% 53% 75% 14%
Other 6% 6% 7% 5% 7% 0%
Not Sure 16% 20% 17% 16% 11% 42%
Ballot Bryant 41% 68% 57% 29% 12% 0%
Ford 38% 10% 22% 46% 71% 58%
Other 5% 4% 6% 7% 6% 0%
Not Sure 15% 18% 15% 17% 11% 42%
Ballot Van Hilleary 41% 63% 61% 30% 14% 45%
Ford 39% 14% 23% 45% 72% 14%
Other 5% 4% 6% 6% 5% 0%
Not Sure 15% 20% 10% 19% 9% 42%
Bush Very Favorable 39% 94% 35% 1% 1% 0%
Somewhat Favorable 14% 4% 61% 19% 1% 25%
Somewhat Unfavorable 15% 1% 3% 66% 14% 75%
Very Unfavorable 31% 1% 0% 13% 83% 0%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0%
Ford Very Favorable 16% 7% 13% 17% 27% 0%
Somewhat Favorable 33% 23% 31% 34% 43% 25%
Somewhat Unfavorable 22% 31% 26% 28% 10% 0%
Very Unfavorable 16% 23% 12% 8% 13% 0%
Not Sure 13% 16% 18% 12% 7% 75%
Corker Very Favorable 8% 15% 6% 7% 3% 0%
Somewhat Favorable 28% 37% 41% 22% 14% 0%
Somewhat Unfavorable 24% 15% 12% 26% 38% 0%
Very Unfavorable 12% 6% 2% 8% 24% 0%
Not Sure 29% 27% 39% 37% 21% 100%
Bryant Very Favorable 11% 21% 13% 6% 3% 0%
Somewhat Favorable 30% 43% 43% 27% 14% 0%
Somewhat Unfavorable 20% 11% 10% 24% 33% 0%
Very Unfavorable 12% 4% 0% 4% 29% 0%
Not Sure 26% 22% 35% 38% 22% 100%
Van Hilleary Very Favorable 18% 33% 16% 12% 6% 0%
Somewhat Favorable 26% 36% 38% 26% 12% 0%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 9% 10% 25% 28% 0%
Very Unfavorable 18% 4% 9% 11% 40% 0%
Not Sure 20% 18% 27% 27% 15% 100%
Bredesen Very Favorable 19% 16% 25% 19% 21% 0%
Somewhat Favorable 42% 42% 46% 47% 40% 25%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 20% 13% 22% 17% 0%
Very Unfavorable 15% 17% 8% 7% 20% 0%
Not Sure 5% 5% 8% 4% 3% 75%
Bush Econ Excellent 18% 45% 8% 0% 2% 0%
Good 23% 41% 45% 5% 1% 0%
Fair 21% 12% 35% 46% 14% 25%
Poor 38% 2% 12% 48% 82% 75%
Not Sure 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0%
Bush Iraq Excellent 23% 60% 13% 0% 0% 0%
Good 18% 33% 36% 0% 0% 0%
Fair 14% 5% 38% 30% 6% 0%
Poor 44% 2% 12% 66% 92% 100%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 4% 1% 0%
Iraq Priority Troops Home 39% 7% 24% 54% 71% 25%
Finish Mission 52% 89% 65% 25% 20% 0%
Not Sure 9% 3% 11% 21% 8% 75%
More Important Immigration 34% 39% 32% 41% 27% 75%
Iraq 52% 47% 46% 43% 64% 25%
Other 9% 8% 15% 9% 6% 0%
Not Sure 5% 5% 7% 7% 3% 0%
Barrier Favor 68% 73% 74% 73% 60% 75%
Oppose 20% 15% 7% 19% 32% 0%
Not Sure 11% 13% 19% 8% 8% 25%
Bush Approval Strongly Approve 34% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat Approve 17% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat Disapprove 14% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Strongly Disapprove 34% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0%
Not Sure 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Bredesen Approval Strongly Approve 20% 23% 18% 23% 17% 58%
Somewhat Approve 43% 40% 56% 54% 37% 0%
Somewhat Disapprove 21% 20% 16% 17% 26% 0%
Strongly Disapprove 13% 14% 9% 7% 18% 0%
Not Sure 2% 4% 1% 0% 2% 42%
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