Tennessee Toplines - September 19, 2007

Tennessee

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 19, 2007

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his roll as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

19% Excellent

21% Good

18% Fair

41% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* How do you rate the way that Phil Bredesen is performing his roll as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

20% Excellent

35% Good

25% Fair

18% Poor

2% Not Sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

Tennessee: 2008 Presidential Election Match-Ups
Thompson	54%	Thompson	60%	Thompson	56%	Giuliani	44%	Romney	40%
Clinton	39%	Obama	30%	Edwards	35%	Clinton	46%	Clinton	46%
Other	4%	Other	7%	Other	5%	Other	7%	Other	11%
Not sure	3%	Not sure	4%	Not sure	4%	Not sure	4%	Not sure	3%

4* Favorables

	Clinton	Thompson	Giuliani	Romney	Obama	Edwards
Very Favorable	29%	41%	17%	9%	16%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	21%	28%	34%	29%	23%	32%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	17%	26%	29%	26%	19%
Very Unfavorable	34%	10%	18%	20%	30%	28%
Not sure	2%	5%	5%	13%	5%	6%

5* How likely is it that Fred Thompson will win the Republican Presidential nomination?

34% Very likely
37% Somewhat likely
16% Not very likely
6% Not at all likely
7% Not sure

6* How likely is it that Fred Thompson will be elected President of the United States in 2008?

24% Very likely
34% Somewhat likely
20% Not very likely
14% Not at all likely
8% Not sure

7* Some people say that Fred Thompson waited too long to enter the Presidential campaign. Others say that Thompson did it right but that other candidates started campaigning too soon. What do you think?

20% Thompson waited too long
53% Others started too soon
26% Not sure

8* Is it better for one party to control the federal government, or better to have control divided between Republicans and Democrats?

24% One party is better

59% Having control divided is better

16% Not sure

9* Does the fact that Fred Thompson is from Tennessee make you more likely to vote for him?

20% Yes

69% No

10% Not sure

10* Do Presidential candidates ignore states without early primaries and caucuses?

39% Yes

19% No

42% Not sure

11* Which of the following Republican Presidential candidates is most like Ronald Reagan? Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, or John McCain?

11% Rudy Giuliani
49% Fred Thompson
7% Mitt Romney
10% John McCain
15% None of the above
8% Not sure

12* How would you rate Ronald Reagan as a President?” Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor?

45% Excellent
26% Good
19% Fair
10% Poor
1% Not sure

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