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TENNESSEE SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday September 5, 2006

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Previous Tennessee Survey

Daily Snapshot

 

1* In the election for United States Senate, if the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Bob Corker or for Democrat Harold Ford?

 

                                45% Corker

44% Ford              

                                  5% some other candidate

                                  6% not sure

 

2* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Bryson or for Democrat Phil Bredesen?

 

                                31% Bryson

                                58% Bredesen

                                  6% some other candidate

                                  6% not sure

 

3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

 

 

Ford

Corker

Bryson

Bredesen

Very favorable

25%

22%

12%

31%

Somewhat favorable

28%

34%

33%

39%

Somewhat unfavorable

20%

23%

20%

16%

Very unfavorable

19%

15%

10%

  8%

Not sure

  8%

  6%

26%

  6%

 

4* For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal.

 

 

Bush

Bredesen

Corker

Alexander

Ford

Bryson

Conservative

61%

14%

44%

40%

12%

27%

Moderate

20%

63%

29%

34%

31%

30%

Liberal

10%

13%

11%

  9%

42%

  8%

Not sure

10%

10%

15%

18%

15%

35%

 

5* Okay… Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

50% President Bush

39% Democrats in Congress

11% not sure

 

6* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

 

                                46% the United States and its allies

                                29% the terrorists

                                22% neither

  4% not sure

 

7* Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

46% President Bush

44% Democrats in Congress

10% not sure

 

8* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

 

                                13% excellent

                                29% good

                                32% fair

                                24% poor

  2% not sure

 

9* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

 

                                33% strongly approve

                                17% somewhat approve

                                12% somewhat disapprove

                                37% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

 

10* How would you rate the job Phil Bredesen has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

 

                                30% strongly approve

                                42% somewhat approve

                                17% somewhat disapprove

                                  8% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.