Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted by Rasmussen Reports
Date: December 12, 2005
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All Voters Gov't Entrep'eur Pvt Sector Retired Other
Ballot Corker 36% 22% 47% 36% 37% 35%
Ford 42% 60% 35% 38% 43% 41%
Other 6% 5% 7% 8% 8% 5%
Not Sure 16% 14% 11% 18% 12% 20%
Ballot Bryant 41% 33% 52% 44% 38% 37%
Ford 38% 53% 29% 34% 42% 40%
Other 5% 1% 8% 7% 6% 4%
Not Sure 15% 13% 11% 15% 13% 20%
Ballot Van Hilleary 41% 30% 45% 43% 44% 40%
Ford 39% 54% 38% 32% 42% 40%
Other 5% 2% 4% 7% 4% 5%
Not Sure 15% 14% 13% 18% 10% 15%
Bush Very Favorable 39% 34% 55% 37% 33% 37%
Somewhat Favorable 14% 9% 9% 18% 17% 13%
Somewhat Unfavorable 15% 15% 7% 15% 18% 20%
Very Unfavorable 31% 38% 29% 30% 32% 28%
Not Sure 1% 3% 0% 1% 0% 1%
Ford Very Favorable 16% 18% 11% 11% 21% 22%
Somewhat Favorable 33% 42% 36% 31% 29% 30%
Somewhat Unfavorable 22% 11% 22% 27% 25% 20%
Very Unfavorable 16% 18% 18% 19% 10% 13%
Not Sure 13% 11% 12% 11% 15% 15%
Corker Very Favorable 8% 4% 12% 6% 8% 10%
Somewhat Favorable 28% 29% 37% 26% 27% 21%
Somewhat Unfavorable 24% 20% 14% 27% 26% 28%
Very Unfavorable 12% 17% 10% 14% 8% 11%
Not Sure 29% 30% 27% 27% 31% 30%
Bryant Very Favorable 11% 6% 17% 10% 8% 13%
Somewhat Favorable 30% 31% 37% 31% 28% 26%
Somewhat Unfavorable 20% 22% 19% 20% 20% 20%
Very Unfavorable 12% 15% 10% 13% 9% 13%
Not Sure 26% 26% 16% 26% 35% 28%
Van Hilleary Very Favorable 18% 11% 23% 17% 16% 22%
Somewhat Favorable 26% 27% 27% 30% 23% 23%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 21% 17% 18% 20% 14%
Very Unfavorable 18% 22% 18% 19% 17% 17%
Not Sure 20% 19% 15% 17% 25% 24%
Bredesen Very Favorable 19% 18% 19% 23% 21% 14%
Somewhat Favorable 42% 47% 43% 43% 44% 37%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 16% 18% 18% 18% 20%
Very Unfavorable 15% 15% 12% 13% 11% 23%
Not Sure 5% 4% 7% 2% 6% 7%
Bush Econ Excellent 18% 17% 22% 14% 17% 20%
Good 23% 18% 25% 26% 19% 21%
Fair 21% 22% 21% 19% 25% 21%
Poor 38% 43% 32% 40% 38% 37%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
Bush Iraq Excellent 23% 19% 30% 22% 15% 28%
Good 18% 19% 22% 17% 21% 11%
Fair 14% 10% 9% 17% 13% 19%
Poor 44% 50% 39% 43% 49% 40%
Not Sure 1% 2% 0% 0% 3% 2%
Iraq Priority Troops Home 39% 42% 32% 40% 41% 39%
Finish Mission 52% 53% 60% 49% 49% 53%
Not Sure 9% 5% 8% 11% 10% 8%
More Important Immigration 34% 36% 36% 33% 34% 33%
Iraq 52% 54% 45% 52% 54% 55%
Other 9% 5% 15% 10% 5% 7%
Not Sure 5% 5% 4% 5% 7% 4%
Barrier Favor 68% 68% 62% 76% 61% 70%
Oppose 20% 25% 30% 17% 19% 15%
Not Sure 11% 7% 8% 7% 20% 15%
Bush Approval Strongly Approve 34% 29% 48% 31% 29% 35%
Somewhat Approve 17% 11% 15% 21% 19% 15%
Somewhat Disapprove 14% 10% 4% 18% 13% 17%
Strongly Disapprove 34% 51% 32% 30% 38% 30%
Not Sure 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2%
Bredesen Approval Strongly Approve 20% 16% 22% 22% 22% 18%
Somewhat Approve 43% 48% 44% 46% 45% 37%
Somewhat Disapprove 21% 16% 14% 22% 25% 22%
Strongly Disapprove 13% 18% 14% 10% 7% 19%
Not Sure 2% 2% 6% 0% 0% 4%
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