Toplines - Tennessee - January 14, 2009
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