Tennessee General Election
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
April 3, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
17% Excellent
24% Good
15% Fair
43% Poor
1% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way Phil
Bredesen is performing his role as governor?
Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
9% Excellent
32% Good
29% Fair
27% Poor
3% Not sure
3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
52% |
McCain |
58% |
|
|
38% |
Obama |
31% |
|
Other |
6% |
Other |
7% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
Not sure |
4% |
4* Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidate
|
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
20% |
23% |
20% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
25% |
16% |
45% |
|
Somewhat Unfavorable |
22% |
19% |
18% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
32% |
40% |
14% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
2% |
3% |
5. When thinking about how you will vote in the presidential election, which of
the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq,
immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government
ethics and corruption?
45%
Economy
14% War in
9%
Immigration
12%
National security
7% Health
care
3% Social
Security
5%
Government ethics and corruption
2% Some
other issue
3% Not
sure
6.
Generally speaking, how would you rate the
2%
Excellent
15% Good
38% Fair
45% Poor
0% Not
sure
7. Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
10% Better
72% Worse
11%
Staying the same
6% Not
sure
8. Who is
winning the War on Terrorism…the
54%
17% Terrorists
21%
Neither
7% Not
sure
9. Over the
next six months, will the situation in
38% Better
33% Worse
22% Stay
about the same
7% Not
sure
10. Some
people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is
basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?
62% Fair
and decent
26% Unfair
and discriminatory
12% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence