Tennessee poll: Bredesen 45%, Blackburn 35%
A new poll via Middle Tennessee University – which meets NBC’s methodological standards – shows Democrat Phil Bredesen leading Republican Marsha Blackburn by 10 points, 45 percent to 35 percent, in Tennessee’s Senate race.
The poll finds Bredesen, the state’s former governor, getting support from 20 percent of Republicans. It also has Trump’s job-approval rating in the state at 50 percent, while outgoing Sen. Bob Corker’s approval rating is at 41 percent; Sen. Lamar Alexander is at 39 percent.
