Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke HAD been closing incumbent Texas Republican Gov. Abbott….
But that has changed as the latest poll from CBS News has Abbott 8% points ahead……
President Biden seems to have no ‘coattails’ at all in the state….
Politics and the race for governor
Gov. Abbott gets mixed results when Texans look at the job he’s doing. Most Republicans like the job he’s doing, most Democrats do not, while independents are split down the middle. Still, in a state that leans more red than the rest of the country, he is viewed as doing a better job as governor than Joe Biden is as president.
Despite his low approval marks, early polling shows Greg Abbott with an eight-point lead over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke, if the election for governor of Texas were held today.
Ehy would anyone think Biden,or any Democrat for that matter,,would have “coattails “ in Texas of all places?
Ok
Ur Right
Maybe Manchin
That’s about Alll
Latest Abbott v O’Rourke poll 7/14/2022…..
In the race for governor, Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 5% among likely voters, 49% to 44%, with 5% undecided and 2% intending to vote for Libertarian Mark Tippetts.
More than nine out of 10 Abbott (95%) and O’Rourke (92%) voters are certain about their vote choice, while 5% and 8% indicate they might change their mind between now and November.
Abbott holds a 27% (60% to 33%) lead over O’Rourke among white voters while O’Rourke holds a 72% (80% to 8%) lead over Abbott among Black voters and a 9% (51% to 42%) lead among Latino voters.
O’Rourke has a 6% (49% to 43%) lead over Abbott among women, while Abbott enjoys a 18% (56% to 38%) lead over O’Rourke among men.
Older Texans belonging to the Silent Generation/Baby Boomer cohort and to Generation X favor Abbott over O’Rourke by margins of 18% (57% to 39%) and 9% (52% to 43%) respectively, while O’Rourke is the candidate of choice among younger Texans belonging to the Millennial/Generation Z cohort, with a 15% (51% to 36%) advantage over Abbott…..
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“Falls behind?”
He never was in it .
Abbott will Win by fairly easily.
Note that ORourke only wins among Hispanics by 9%.This while Abbott wants to send troops to the border.If Democrats are still clinging to the myth that Hispanics are all stirred up about “immigration reform?”
They need to look at those numbers and open their eyes…WIDE!