Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s approval remains strong across party lines, poll finds

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s approval remains strong across party lines, poll finds

While politicians nationwide are seeing a stark partisan divide in their approval ratings, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s is sitting high at 67%. That’s the finding in a new poll from Vanderbilt University, released Friday. O’Connell’s rating took a small hit from last year — just six months into his term, his rating sat at 71%. The poll shows differences along party lines: 83% of Democrats approve of O’Connell, while just 44% of Republican…