New Poll Shows Abbott, Paxton Beating Primary Opponents

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A new Dallas Morning News/UT-Tyler poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott and attorney general Ken Paxton polling far higher than their primary rivals for the 2022 race.

Abbott bested rival Allen West 65% to 20% in the poll, and Sen. Don Huffines 70% to 15%. Paxton is shown with 43% support, Land Commissioner George P. Bush with 28% and Judge Eva Guzman with 5% support. 

But in troubling news for the two incumbents, perhaps, 54% said that the state was going in the "wrong direction," while only 44% said it was on "the right track."

Actor Matthew McConaughey, who has hinted at running for governor next year but has not made his intentions known, can take solace in the poll, which shows him beating Abbott 44% to 35% with 14% voting for an unnamed, "someone else."

But the poll shows Abbott defeating likely Democrat rival Beto O'Rourke, 42% to 37%.

(Full story here.)
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