Romney's really bombing in the South. TN is surprising. Funny that Obama is doing better in the South than in Arizona.
Tennessee is not surprising. Back in the pre-primary polls of Tennessee, Obama was doing about this well against all of the Republican candidates when they included a general election question. not just Romney. Given where Obama is doing in the national polls, R+8 in Tennessee was about what one should expect.
It's not surprising to see it shifting back, but seems quite large for a state of its dynamics and demographics. They voted against Obama for a reason, and I doubt that reason has changed. I suppose incumbency + Romney makes a bigger difference than I feel it should. There's also state trends that may be playing into the Democrats' hands; the Republicans have really botched legislative priorities and processes in TN this cycle, the first time they've really controlled the General Assembly.
