Poll: Blackburn would beat Bredesen in head-to-head matchup for U.S. Senate
December 21, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.
| Updated December 21, 2017 at 3:17 a.m.
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The Tennessean
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Joel Ebert
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2013, file photo, former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen speaks on a panel about reducing the federal debt at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. Democrat James Mackler says he's dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee to replace Sen. Bob Corker, a move that appears to clear the path to the Democratic nomination for Bredesen. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn would beat former Gov. Phil Bredesen in a head-to-head race for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll commissioned by a political action committee aligned with President Donald Trump.
The survey found that among general election voters Blackburn, R-Brentwood, held a nearly double-digit advantage over Bredesen.
When asked whom they would vote for if the general election were held the day they were polled, 43 percent of respondents said Blackburn, while 34 percent said the former Nashville Democratic mayor. Twenty-three percent of respondents were undecided.
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