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Poll Demographics
Thompson 50%
Clinton 42%
Others 4%

Thompson 55%
Obama 34%
Others 7%

Giuliani 43%
Clinton 43%
Other 11%

McCain 45%
Clinton 42%

Giuliani 44%
Obama 36%

Thompson 55%
Obama 34%

McCain 44%
Obama 35%

About this PollThe poll was conducted by telephone Oct. 17-27 by students in the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University. Students interviewed 593 people age 18 or older chosen at random from the state population. The poll has an estimated error margin of ± 4 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence. Theoretically, this means that a sample of this size should produce a statistical portrait of the population within 4 percentage points 95 out of 100 times. Other factors, such as question wording, also affect the outcome of a survey. Error margins are greater for sample subgroups.