Democrat pulls ahead in Tennessee Senate race: Poll

[mystery-ak]

Democrat pulls ahead in Tennessee Senate race: Poll
by Naomi Lim
 | September 06, 2018 06:29 PM



Democrats could flip the open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee occupied by retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker, if numbers captured by a new poll released Thursday hold steady.

Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen has 48 percent support among likely voters, a slim 2 percentage point lead on Republican opponent Marsha Blackburn, according to research conducted by NBC News and the Marist Institute of Public Opinion. Only 5 percent of likely voters surveyed remain undecided.

Bredesen, a former Tennessee governor, additionally enjoys more support among registered voters but the results are still within the study's margin of error.

Democrats need to gain two seats in the Senate to seize control of the upper chamber. Tennessee presents one of the party's best opportunities, despite Republicans' enduring popularity in the traditionally red state.

GOP candidates continue to have a double-digit advantage among likely voters on a generic congressional ballot. But about two-thirds of respondents have a positive view of Bredesen in comparison with 46 percent who hold a favorable opinion of Blackburn, a House lawmaker, NBC News/Marist also found.

The poll received responses from 538 likely voters between Aug. 25 to Aug. 28 via landlines and cell phones. The findings have a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-pulls-ahead-in-tennessee-senate-race-poll

[Frank Cannon]

I don't buy this one bit. She is running a decent campaign down there and when was the last time anyone ever saw a reliable poll with over a 5% MOE?

[jpsb]

The poll received responses from 538 likely voters

538 is not a very large sample.

[Hoodat]

I don't buy this one bit. She is running a decent campaign down there and when was the last time anyone ever saw a reliable poll with over a 5% MOE?

The MOE is 2½ times greater than the poll differential.  This is not worth squat.

Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen has 48 percent support among likely voters, a slim 2 percentage point lead on Republican opponent Marsha Blackburn, according to research conducted by NBC News and the Marist Institute of Public Opinion.  .  .  .

  .  .  .The findings have a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.

[Bigun]

The MOE is 2½ times greater than the poll differential.  This is not worth squat.

This poll, like almost all polls conducted this far out, is totally worthless.

[Hoodat]

Here are the poll data:

http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/today/z_creative/NBCNews_MaristPoll_TennesseeAnnotatedQuestionnaire_September2018_1808311750.pdf

[sneakypete]

Democrat pulls ahead in Tennessee Senate race: Poll
by Naomi Lim
 | September 06, 2018 06:29 PM

Democrats could flip the open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee occupied by retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker, if numbers captured by a new poll released Thursday hold steady.

HorseHillary! Coker is nothing more than a Dim weasel in disguise as a Republican.

If an actual registered Dim wins,nothing changes.