59-34 Romney
Political independents in Tennessee favor Romney by 68 percent compared to 22 percent for Obama. People with strong party affiliations stayed committed, as well, with 89 percent of self-described Democrats sticking with Obama and 95 percent of Republicans favoring Romney.
Democrats made up 28 percent of the survey, compared to Republicans at 30 percent and those calling themselves independents at 32 percent.
In another key election, respondents favored Republican Sen. Bob Corker by 59 percent to 21 percent for Democratic candidate Mark Clayton, who was disavowed by the state party because of his stance on gay rights. Twelve percent were undecided.
The poll surveyed 650 randomly selected people by telephone Oct. 16-21. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. It was conducted by Issues & Answers Network, Inc., rather than using MTSU students as was done previously.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20121027/NEWS/310270009/Poll-shows-Mitt-Romney-wide-lead-Tennessee-especially-white-evangelicals
