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Vanderbilt Poll Shows ‘Unprecedented’ Division Among Tennesseans Regarding Election, COVID-19

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 17, 2020

Before the pandemic started, it was clear that Tennesseans were divided politically. But a new Vanderbilt Poll shows the partisan divide is deeper than ever before, especially over questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and the results of the 2020 election.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John Geer, Vanderbilt Poll

Vanderbilt Poll Shows Race, Political Divide On COVID-19 Perception And Fears

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

June 9, 2020

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A new Vanderbilt University poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Tennesseans are satisfied with how local leaders have handled the coronavirus pandemic. Two-thirds of the people said they support Gov. Bill Lee’s response.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Election 2020, John Geer, Josh Clinton, Vanderbilt Poll

Despite Pushback, Nashville’s Mayor Cooper Gets High Approval Ratings On Latest Vanderbilt Poll

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

May 21, 2020

Mayor John Cooper
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A new Vanderbilt poll shows that most people in Nashville are supportive of Mayor John Cooper’s social distancing efforts. The poll, released Thursday, also shows Cooper’s approval rating is especially high during this time.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Adrienne Battle, Coronavirus In Tennessee, John Cooper, John Geer, Vanderbilt Poll

Poll: Most Tennesseans Don’t Support Impeachment, Despite Concerns With Trump’s Actions In Ukraine

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 17, 2019

A day before the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach President Donald Trump, a new Vanderbilt University poll shows most Tennesseans do not want that. Vanderbilt reached the conclusion by surveying 1,000 registered voters from all across Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, John Geer, Josh Clinton, Nathan Bedford Forrest

Investigation: Vanderbilt’s John Geer Among Professors Quietly Defending Tobacco Companies In Court

Blake Farmer

September 10, 2019

Listen One of Vanderbilt University’s highest-profile administrators has quietly helped defend cigarette makers against lawsuits from sickened smokers for the past 15 years, according to a WPLN investigation.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, John Geer

VU Poll Finds Tennesseans Split on Medicaid Expansion

Blake Farmer

December 12, 2012

Tennesseans are equally split over whether to expand the state’s Medicaid program as part of the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to new polling from Vanderbilt University released Wednesday.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, John Geer, Vanderbilt Poll

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