| Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters | |||||||||
| Conducted by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||
| Date: December 12, 2005 | |||||||||
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| Total | Party | Ideology | |||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conser've | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | ||
| Ballot | Corker | 36% | 61% | 9% | 31% | 51% | 28% | 14% | 31% |
| Ford | 42% | 15% | 78% | 40% | 24% | 52% | 70% | 45% | |
| Other | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 5% | |
| Not Sure | 16% | 18% | 7% | 22% | 17% | 16% | 8% | 20% | |
| Ballot | Bryant | 41% | 68% | 13% | 35% | 57% | 29% | 25% | 31% |
| Ford | 38% | 11% | 75% | 35% | 21% | 49% | 62% | 45% | |
| Other | 5% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 17% | 8% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 8% | 18% | |
| Ballot | Van Hilleary | 41% | 63% | 14% | 40% | 55% | 30% | 24% | 36% |
| Ford | 39% | 16% | 74% | 34% | 23% | 51% | 63% | 41% | |
| Other | 5% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 18% | |
| Bush | Very Favorable | 39% | 72% | 5% | 32% | 63% | 20% | 10% | 36% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 14% | 15% | 8% | 19% | 12% | 17% | 11% | 16% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 15% | 8% | 20% | 20% | 11% | 21% | 17% | 19% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 31% | 4% | 65% | 29% | 14% | 42% | 60% | 22% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 7% | |
| Ford | Very Favorable | 16% | 7% | 32% | 12% | 10% | 19% | 26% | 30% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 33% | 25% | 42% | 33% | 24% | 42% | 40% | 26% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 22% | 34% | 9% | 20% | 27% | 22% | 12% | 15% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 16% | 17% | 10% | 20% | 22% | 7% | 16% | 10% | |
| Not Sure | 13% | 16% | 7% | 15% | 17% | 10% | 6% | 19% | |
| Corker | Very Favorable | 8% | 13% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 28% | 39% | 15% | 26% | 34% | 27% | 14% | 10% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 24% | 15% | 36% | 23% | 14% | 34% | 32% | 25% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 12% | 5% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 11% | |
| Not Sure | 29% | 29% | 27% | 31% | 32% | 22% | 27% | 49% | |
| Bryant | Very Favorable | 11% | 19% | 1% | 11% | 16% | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 30% | 40% | 20% | 29% | 36% | 31% | 19% | 8% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 20% | 13% | 29% | 21% | 13% | 27% | 29% | 17% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 12% | 4% | 23% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 11% | |
| Not Sure | 26% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 27% | 23% | 22% | 55% | |
| Van Hilleary | Very Favorable | 18% | 29% | 4% | 18% | 26% | 12% | 9% | 2% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 26% | 33% | 18% | 26% | 33% | 21% | 17% | 23% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 18% | 8% | 30% | 18% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 15% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 18% | 9% | 32% | 15% | 9% | 23% | 35% | 15% | |
| Not Sure | 20% | 20% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 45% | |
| Bredesen | Very Favorable | 19% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 25% | 18% | 0% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 42% | 48% | 38% | 40% | 45% | 40% | 40% | 32% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 18% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 24% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 15% | 13% | 18% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 18% | 24% | |
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 20% | |
| Bush Econ | Excellent | 18% | 34% | 4% | 9% | 29% | 8% | 5% | 12% |
| Good | 23% | 38% | 5% | 20% | 32% | 15% | 8% | 32% | |
| Fair | 21% | 16% | 15% | 36% | 17% | 27% | 23% | 13% | |
| Poor | 38% | 12% | 74% | 35% | 22% | 50% | 63% | 40% | |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | |
| Bush Iraq | Excellent | 23% | 41% | 3% | 20% | 37% | 11% | 6% | 24% |
| Good | 18% | 32% | 1% | 15% | 26% | 12% | 6% | 15% | |
| Fair | 14% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 13% | 18% | 10% | 25% | |
| Poor | 44% | 14% | 79% | 46% | 24% | 58% | 77% | 33% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
| Iraq Priority | Troops Home | 39% | 17% | 68% | 38% | 23% | 50% | 61% | 45% |
| Finish Mission | 52% | 78% | 22% | 50% | 72% | 38% | 27% | 26% | |
| Not Sure | 9% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 5% | 12% | 12% | 29% | |
| More Important | Immigration | 34% | 38% | 28% | 36% | 39% | 30% | 32% | 10% |
| Iraq | 52% | 49% | 60% | 47% | 46% | 56% | 57% | 72% | |
| Other | 9% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 0% | |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 18% | |
| Barrier | Favor | 68% | 74% | 61% | 70% | 75% | 65% | 60% | 51% |
| Oppose | 20% | 14% | 29% | 18% | 13% | 25% | 32% | 0% | |
| Not Sure | 11% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 49% | |
| Bush Approval | Strongly Approve | 34% | 64% | 5% | 26% | 55% | 18% | 8% | 31% |
| Somewhat Approve | 17% | 22% | 7% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 22% | |
| Somewhat Disapprove | 14% | 8% | 15% | 21% | 9% | 20% | 15% | 14% | |
| Strongly Disapprove | 34% | 6% | 73% | 30% | 16% | 45% | 69% | 31% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | |
| Bredesen Approval | Strongly Approve | 20% | 20% | 15% | 26% | 19% | 22% | 16% | 26% |
| Somewhat Approve | 43% | 48% | 38% | 44% | 45% | 47% | 42% | 28% | |
| Somewhat Disapprove | 21% | 17% | 30% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 28% | |
| Strongly Disapprove | 13% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 16% | 15% | |
| Not Sure | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | |
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