In a sign that malaise over rising inflation and stressors related to pandemic recovery could be influencing Tennesseans’ attitudes toward elected leaders, support for President Joe Biden and Gov. Bill Lee has dropped among registered voters, according to the most recent statewide Vanderbilt Poll. …
Tennesseans also see a U.S. economy increasingly in trouble. Only 27 percent believe the U.S. economy is in good shape, down significantly from 47 percent of those polled last year who said the economy was “very good” or “fairly good.” Tennesseans offer a more favorable assessment, though, of the state’s economy, with 64 percent responding the economy is “very good” or “fairly good” right now. …
65 percent of Republicans say that public schools should have a committee of parents and community members to review and remove books they find offensive. Only 25 percent of Democrats say that is appropriate. CONTINUED
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Vanderbilt University
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