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Toplines - Tennessee - January 14, 2009

Daily Snapshot

Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted January 14, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President-Elect… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

39% Strongly approve

21% Somewhat approve

14% Somewhat disapprove

21% Strongly disapprove

5% Not sure

2* 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?

29% Strongly approve

37% Somewhat approve

19% Somewhat disapprove

13% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

3* How closely have you followed news stories about President-elect Obama's propsoed economic recovery plan?

57% Very closely
35% Somewhat closely

6% Not very closely

1% Not at all

1% Not sure

4* Generally speaking, do you favor or oppose the economic recovery plan proposed by Barack Obama?

42% Favor

36% Oppose

22% Not sure

5* How important is a big federal government recovery plan to the recovery of the U.S. economy?

50% Very important

18% Somewhat important

16% Not very important
10% Not at all important

6% Not sure

6* What will do the most to stimulate the economy, tax cuts or new government spending?

60% Tax cuts

22% New government spending

18% Not sure

7* Who will Congress listen to the most as they work on an economic recovery plan – taxpayers, lobbyists, or Barack Obama?

17% Taxpayers
47% Lobbyists
26% Barack Obama
10% Not sure

8* When it comes to addressing the nation’s current economic problems, how confident are you that U.S. policy makers know what they’re doing?

6% Very confident

27% Somewhat confident
41% Not very confident

22% Not at all confident
4% Not sure

9* At the end of 2009, will the United States still be in a recession?

57% Yes

15% No

28% Not sure

10*How closely have you followed news stories about Israel’s military action in the Gaza Strip?

42% Very closely
37% Somewhat closely
15% Not very closely
4% Not at all closely
2% Not sure

11* Who is more to blame for the current situation…..Israel or the Palestinians?

8% Israel
62% The Palestinians
30% Not sure

12* How confident are you in the way that President-elect Obama will handle the military situation in Gaza?

25% Very confident
23% Somewhat confident
26% Not very confident
20% Not at all confident
6% Not sure

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