Poll: Dem has double-digit lead in Tennessee Senate race
BY JOSH DELK at the Hill
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/381785-poll-dem-has-double-digit-lead-in-tenn-senate-race?amp&__twitter_impression=true
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Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) now has a 10-point lead over Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R) in their race to replace the retiring Sen. Bob Corker (R), according to a poll released Thursday.
The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) poll found that 45 percent of respondents would vote for Bredesen if the race were held today, compared to 35 percent for Blackburn, as first reported by The Tennessean. Another 17 percent said they remain unsure.
The survey indicates Bredesen, a former Nashville mayor, is gathering a wide coalition of support, with a plurality of self-identified independents, 45 percent, saying they would vote for him, compared to 33 percent for Blackburn. He also gets more backing from across the aisle - 20 percent of Republicans say they would vote for him, compared to only 5 percent of Democrats who say the same about Blackburn.
"I think some of that good will or social capital that he built up as governor may be paying dividends for him now," said the director of the MTSU survey.
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