National: Tennesseans approve of Obama, worry about economy
- Fully 53% approve of Obama’s job performance despite vote last fall
- Obama trying to be bipartisan, but Republicans aren’t, Tennesseans say
- Barometer measuring perceptions of national mood up since fall
- Income best predictor of how things are going, perception of economy
- No. 1 national problem is the economy, stupid
- Recession hurts two-thirds of Tennesseans, older worse off than younger
- More political knowledge translates into less worry about family financial future
- Obama race jokes common, but most Tennesseans say they’re not funny
- Over half call Iraq war a mistake but perceptions of current situation improving
State: Legislature’s approval tanks; education, wine get thumbs up
- Deadlock over party control of legislature as approval sinks
- Education tops Tennessee spending priorities
- Groceries and wine sound fine, hefty majority says
- Introduce or ban state income tax? It’s a toss-up
- Bredesen approval down to slim majority
- Economy also state’s No. 1 problem
- Most say abortion should be legal under some circumstances
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Detailed Poll Results
National Political Report | Acrobat format | HTML format
Charts for National Political Report | MS Word file | Excel file
State Political Report | Acrobat format | HTML format
Charts for State Political Report | MS Word file | Excel file
Press Release | National & state issues
Poll Questions and Data | Acrobat format | HTML format | SPSS Date File
Results for each question | HTML format
