A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott far ahead of his Republican rivals in the March 1st primary, and leading his likely Democratic foe for the General Election.
Abbott is at 56%, with Allen West, the former Texas GOP chair and U.S. representative from Florida, in second place at 13%. No other challenger is in double digits (former state senator Don Huffines comes in at 6%) and 16% of primary voters said they have not thought about it enough to have an opinion.
Abbott also leads likely Democratic Contender Beto O'Rourke, who is not yet officially announced his intention to run in 2022.
The survey of registered voters found Abbott with a 9-percentage-point advantage over O’Rourke, 46% to 37%. Seven percent of respondents picked someone else in the hypothetical matchup.
Another hypothetical candidate, Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey, also polled badly in the survey. Thirty-five percent said they had a favorable opinion of him, and 24% said they had an unfavorable impression.
A full twenty-nine percent said they had neither positive or negative feelings towards the actor, showing that he would have a lot of work to do educating voters if you got into the race.
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