Tennessee: Thompson Leads Clinton
Sep 26th, 2007 by Ted Pibil
A new Rasmussen Reports survey of Tennessee voters finds that Senator Thompson can beat Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head contest. You might say that this is no surprise since that is Fred’s home state and the Republicans have won the state the past two Presidential elections. What is huge is that Fred Thompson is the ONLY Republican candidate that they feel can beat Hillary.
However, if the Republican nominee is Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney, Tennessee’s eleven Electoral votes could conceivably end up in the Democratic column. Clinton has a statistically insignificant two-point edge over Giuliani (46% to 44%) and a six-point lead over Romney (46% to 40%). Clinton also has an edge over Republican hopefuls in three other southern states—Arkansas, Virginia, and Florida. If any Democrat is able to win Southern states in Election 2008, it will be a long night for the GOP.
But, Tennessee voters have high hopes for Thompson. Seventy-one percent (71%) say he’s at least Somewhat Likely to win the Republican nomination and 68% say the same about his chances for winning the White House. Those figures include 34% who say he’s Very Likely to win the nomination and 24% who say he’s Very Likely to move into the White House on January 20, 2009.
