Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted by Rasmussen Reports
Date: December 12, 2005
In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate, Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. is likely to face one of three Republican challengers.
Suppose the Republicans nominate Van Hilleary?
If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Van Hilleary or for Democrat Harold Ford, Jr.?
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	Total	Party			Ideology				Bush Approval
	All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conser've	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Strongly Approve	Somewhat Approve	Somewhat Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Not Sure
Van Hilleary	41%	63%	14%	40%	55%	30%	24%	36%	63%	61%	30%	14%	45%
Ford	39%	16%	74%	34%	23%	51%	63%	41%	14%	23%	45%	72%	14%
Other	5%	4%	4%	7%	6%	5%	5%	5%	4%	6%	6%	5%	0%
Not Sure	15%	17%	8%	19%	16%	15%	8%	18%	20%	10%	19%	9%	42%
	Total	Bush Iraq					More Important				Gender
	All Voters	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Not Sure	Immigration	Iraq	Other	Not Sure	Men	Women
Van Hilleary	41%	70%	57%	48%	17%	29%	45%	41%	35%	33%	48%	34%
Ford	39%	10%	16%	42%	64%	48%	36%	44%	35%	15%	34%	45%
Other	5%	4%	5%	5%	6%	0%	4%	4%	7%	16%	6%	5%
Not Sure	15%	16%	22%	6%	13%	23%	15%	10%	23%	36%	12%	16%
	Total	Age					Race			Religious Affiliation
	All Voters	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	White	Black	Other	Evangelical Christian	Protestant	Catholic	Other
Van Hilleary	41%	39%	40%	42%	39%	46%	45%	13%	49%	53%	42%	29%	30%
Ford	39%	44%	38%	35%	44%	35%	33%	82%	35%	26%	42%	50%	49%
Other	5%	3%	4%	8%	4%	8%	6%	0%	0%	4%	5%	2%	6%
Not Sure	15%	14%	19%	16%	13%	12%	16%	4%	16%