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Optimism rises on economic conditions; concern for children’s education is the great equalizer
Vanderbilt University Generic 25980 Published: 6:38 AM CST December 17, 2020 Updated: 6:39 AM CST December 17, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The deep partisan divide in Tennessee has never been more apparent than on the questions of whether citizens will get the COVID-19 vaccine and curb holiday travel at the height of the global pandemic, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll-Tennessee. The poll also found a deep chasm between registered Republicans and Democrats on the legitimacy of the results of the presidential election.
“Political partisanship is the ultimate factor shaping Tennesseans’ beliefs on every vital issue of the hour the pandemic, the economy and the election,” said John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science and co-director of the poll. “The disparities in decision-making between Tennessee Republi