Tennesseans’ latest opinions on major issues – Wed., 10/13/09

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

National: Tennesseans agree on little about healthcare, Obama

  • Two-thirds consider healthcare reform extremely important, agree on little else.
  • Obama approval drops, but still at 46 percent; plurality identify as independents.
  • State confident in Obama ethics, economic policy, doubt he can reform healthcare.
  • State evenly divided about Obama efforts to cooperate with Republicans.
  • Majority feel Republicans not doing enough to cooperate with Obama.
  • Rumors about Obama persist among many Tennesseans.
  • No. 1 national problem still the economy, but on way down.
  • Recession pain rises, particularly among poor; future worry eases.
  • National mood steady since spring, partisan divide extreme.
  • Confidence in military trumps faith in other institutions, medicine distant second.

State: Most disapprove of handguns in public places

  • Most disapprove of carrying handguns in parks, eateries, bars.
  • Two in five to get swine flu vaccination.
  • Bottle-return bill draws strong support.
  • Economy also No. 1 state problem.
  • State mood barometer rises a bit, still higher than national barometer.
  • Which party should wield power? Tennesseans shrug.
  • Bredesen, legislative approval edge up.

For our press release on national and state issues, click here. You can click here for the national findings and here for state findings. For news coverage of past polls,click here. To learn about the accuracy of the MTSU Poll in elections, click here.

Fall 2009 Poll Findings
National Political Report | Acrobat format | HTML format
 State Political Report | Acrobat format | HTML format
 Press Release | National & state issues
 Poll Questions and Data| Acrobat format | HTML format | SPSS Date File
 Results for each question | HTML format

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