A commenter pointed me to a poll done for the Tennessee primary. I had not seen any polls to date. The poll was released by WSMV-TV, Channel 14 in Knoxville. Click here for a detailed pdf of the poll.
The poll was taken before Fred Thompson's withdrawal from the Presidential race. The results of the Republican poll are as follows.
- Fred Thompson: 25%
- Mike Huckabee: 24%
- John McCain: 12%
- Mitt Romney: 7%
- Undecided: 26%
As you can see, 26% of likely Republican primary voters are undecided. Couple that with the fact that 25% supported Thompson, we can suppose that close to 50% or Tennessee's likely Republican primary voters are undecided. In other words, roughly 1 in 2 people you bump into in your daily routine are undecided.
The poll also breaks the numbers down regionally, showing what the numbers look like for East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Here's the East Tennessee breakdown:
- Mike Huckabee: 23%
- Fred Thompson: 18%
- John McCain: 13%
- Mitt Romney: 9%
- Undecided: 30%
Again, there is a heavy number of undecided voters in our region, and add the Thompson supporters to the undecideds, and there are roughly 1 in 2 Republican primary voters who have yet to decide on a candidate.
These are the voters we want to, and need to, reach. Here are 5 ways to target these voters this weekend:
- Write and Send a personal endorsement. This can change minds in this primary. Get them out as soon as possible. An example can be viewed here.
- Display a bumper sticker. We have plenty, so if you need one, contact us ASAP. Email tnhuck [at] gmail [dot] com.
- Get and display a yard sign. We will have hundreds of these by tonight. Please contact us so we can get you a sign (or 2) to place in your yard. Email tnhuck [at] gmail [dot] com.
- Print out and distribute voter guides to your friends. Church is a good place to distribute these (with your pastor's permission). A good non-partisan guide can be found at Wallbuilders. Check out the guide here.
- Plan to help us plaster the region with Huckabee signs early this week. We will want to cover many public areas, including voting places. The more help we can get with this, the more effective we can be.
