(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Republican Fred Thompson would handily carry the Volunteer State in the 2008 United States presidential election, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. At least 54 per cent of respondents in Tennessee would vote for the actor and former U.S. senator in head-to-head contests against three prospective Democratic rivals.

Thompson holds a 30-point lead over Illinois senator Barack Obama, a 31-point lead over former North Carolina senator John Edwards, and a 15-point edge over New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. In other contests, Rodham Clinton leads former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani by two points, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney by six points.

In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes, with 57 per cent of the vote. The Volunteer State has picked the eventual White House dweller in each of the last 10 presidential elections.

Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next United States presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.

Original Release from Rasmussen Reports

Polling Data

Tennessee - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

Fred Thompson (R) 60% - 30% Barack Obama (D)
Fred Thompson (R) 56% - 35% John Edwards (D)
Fred Thompson (R) 54% - 39% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Rudy Giuliani (R) 44% - 46% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Mitt Romney (R) 40% - 46% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Tennessee conducted on Sept. 19, 2007. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

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