New Poll: 56% Of Republicans Say Trump Should Run Again

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February polling from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin found that 56 per cent of Republican voters surveyed in the poll believe Trump should run. Over 30 percent of Republicans say he should not run again. Two-thirds of independent voters oppose him running again.

Trump, with his campaign hailing Texas as “Trump Country,” was once a force of nature with the state’s GOP, though his political future in the state is shaping up to look much different in 2024 compared to his campaigns in 2016 and 2020.

GOP US Rep Chip Roy recently endorsed Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, whom he called “a man of conviction.” Gov. Greg Abbott also did not attend Trump’s campaign rally in October 2020, two days before early voting began.

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Survey Of Texas GOP Voters Shows DeSantis Beating Trump In Primary

Republican voters in Texas support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election over former President Donald Trump by more than 10 percentage points, according to a new poll commissioned by the Republican Party of Texas.

The survey asked voters who are likely to participate in the 2024 Texas Republican primary election who they would vote for out of six Republican candidates including DeSantis and Trump. DeSantis was the top choice, with 43% of respondents saying they would vote for him if the primary election were held today. 

Trump came in second place with 32%. DeSantis’ support among the surveyed voters surged to 66% when they were asked about a situation in which Trump would decline to run in 2024.

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Abbott Widens Lead Over Democrat O'Rourke In Latest Polling

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Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 11 percentage points with two days until early voting starts for the election, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

It is one of the wider advantages that Abbott has registered with likely voters in public polling. Abbott had a smaller 5-point advantage in the last UT poll, which was done around early September, though that was among registered voters. After Labor Day, pollsters tend to switch from registered-voter samples to likely-voter samples.

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Abbott Widens Lead Over Beto, Immigration Remains Top Issue

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Gov. Greg Abbott's lead is widening over Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke, according to a Spectrum News/Siena College poll of likely voters released Thursday. The pole showed Abbott leading O'Rourke 50-43%.

The poll also indicated that Texas voters may consider immigration a more important issue than abortion. About 31 percent of respondents said immigration was their top concern ahead of the midterms, while 22 percent said the same for abortion.

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Among Likely Voters, Democrats Narrow Gap In Statewide Races, Shows Poll

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With the November general election in Texas just two months away, a new poll shows voters’ preference in candidates among three statewide races: governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

The University of Houston/Texas Southern University poll shows Republican incumbents are leading in all three races, but their Democratic challengers are not far behind, especially in the attorney general’s race. The poll results come from 1,312 “likely voters” who were surveyed between Aug.11 and Aug. 29, 1,012 of whom are “almost certain” to vote in November.

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Paxton In Tight Re-Election Race, According To Poll

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a razor-thin lead over his Democratic challenger Rochelle Garza for the top law enforcement job in Texas.

Undecided voters and dark clouds are hanging over Paxton amid federal investigations of wrongdoing -- likely damaging his polling numbers.

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Poll Shows Most New Voters Are Republicans

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A new poll conducted by Defend Texas Liberty PAC shows that more newly registered voters in Texas are registering as Republicans and hold conservative viewpoints.

There are over 1.1 million new registered voters in Texas, the PAC said, with Texas registering more voters since November 2020 than the entire registered populations of the eight smallest U.S. states. The PAC cites Census Bureau and state voter registration data compiled by World Population Review.

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Abbott Leads O'Rourke By 7 Points In Latest Poll

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Gov. Greg Abbott is maintaining a modest lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the simmering race for Texas governor, though his road to victory could be bumpy. 

According to a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, Abbott has a 7-point cushion over O’Rourke, unchanged from a similar survey in May.

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Abbott Still Leads Beto in Guv Race

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Incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 8 points among likely voters in the state’s gubernatorial race, a new poll has found.

According to a CBS News-YouGov poll released Thursday, Abbott is leading O’Rourke 49 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, despite the majority of Texas residents surveyed viewing the governor’s response to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, school shooting negatively and more than half having an unfavorable opinion of his general performance as governor.

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Abbott Leads O'Rourke In General Election Poll

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Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading challenger Beto O’Rourke (D) by 5 points in Texas’s upcoming gubernatorial race, a recent poll showed.

Abbott had the support of 48 percent of Texas voters compared to O’Rourke’s 43 percent in the poll from Quinnipiac University conducted from June 9 to June 13. 

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O’Rourke Pivots To The Right to Close Poll Gap

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Democratic candidate for governor Beto O’Rourke is looking for ways to close a persistent gap in the polls with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, backing off his far-left stance on border security, gun ownership and other hot-button issues.

The O’Rourke pivot is a glaring bid to turn out the party’s more moderate base and win over independent voters in the conservative state.

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Another Poll Shows Abbott Far Ahead Of GOP Challengers, O'Rourke

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Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tops his primary challengers and leads Democrat Beto O'Rourke in the Lone Star State's  2022 gubernatorial race, according to a new poll released Thursday. 

A poll from The Hill/Emerson College Polling found that 61 percent of likely voters in Texas support Abbott's reelection campaign in the Republican primary. 

His closest challenger, Republican Allen West, has registered 12 percent support in the primary, according to the survey. 

Abbott, who has been governor for seven years, is also leading in the poll's general election matchup against Democratic frontrunner O'Rourke.

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New UT Poll Shows Abbott Leads O'Rourke By 10 Points; Wide Lead In GOP Primary

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has a comfortable lead over former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) on the strength of a big advantage among independent voters, a new poll shows.

The survey, conducted by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, finds Abbott leading the former congressman and Democratic presidential candidate by a 47 percent to 37 percent margin. Abbott leads O'Rourke among independents 42 percent to 21 percent.

Abbott faces two challengers from the right in next month's primary election, but he appears comfortably ahead in his bid for a third term in office. 

Six in 10 Republican primary voters say they will vote to renominate Abbott; former Rep. Allen West takes 15 percent, and former state Sen. Don Huffines claims 14 percent.

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New Poll: Abbott Leading Republicans, O'Rourke By Wide Margins

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Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott appears comfortably ahead of Republicans who are challenging him in the March primary election and the well-funded Democrat he is likely to face in November’s general election, a new poll has found.

The survey, conducted by the University of Texas-Tyler for The Dallas Morning News, found Abbott leading a bevy of conservative challengers with 59 percent of the vote. 

None of the others — including ex-Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), former state Sen. Don Huffines (R) and conservative television personality Chad Prather (R) — tops 7 percent of the vote.

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New Poll Shows Abbott 15% Ahead Of O,'Rourke, 90% Of Republicans Support

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In a head-to-head matchup in the race for governor of Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke, 52 - 37 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of Texas registered voters released yesterday.

A majority of voters, 54 percent, say O'Rourke is too liberal, 3 percent say he is too conservative, and 35 percent say he is about right.

Republicans back Abbott 90 - 5 percent, independents back Abbott 47 - 37 percent, and Democrats back O'Rourke 87 - 6 percent.

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Abbott Leads O'Rourke By 6 Points, GOP Rivals In Single Digits, In New Poll

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) by 6 points in the Lone Star State's gubernatorial race, according to a poll taken days after O'Rourke officially launched his bid for office in his home state.

The poll, conducted by the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, found that in a head-to-head match-up between the two candidates, 45% of registered voters said they support Abbott, while 39% said they are backing O'Rourke. 

Sixteen percent of respondents said they would vote for a different candidate for governor.

Like previous surveys, this poll shows Gov. Abbott far ahead of his Republican rivals in the GOP Primary race.

He was favored by 65% of those surveyed, with 6% supporting Lt. Colonel Allen West, 6% supporting comedian Chad Prather, and 3% supporting former State Sen. Don Huffines.

The poll, conducted Nov. 9-16, surveyed 1,106 registered voters in Texas. The margin of error is 2.9 percentage points.

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Paxton Has Commanding, 30-Point Lead In AG Race, Says UT/Tribune Poll

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Attorney General Ken Paxton has a 30-point lead in his bid to be re-elected Texas Attorney General in next year's Republican primary election, a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows. 

Paxton has drawn a serious lineup of challengers, including Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and Fort Worth state Rep. Matt Krause.

Paxton currently has the support of 48% of primary voters in the poll, with Bush far behind him at 16%. Krause and Guzman both polled below 4%.

Over a quarter of respondents, all registered GOP voters, said they have not thought about the primary enough to have an opinion on the AG race.

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UT Poll Shows Abbott Way Ahead Of Republican Rivals And Leading Democrat O'Rourke

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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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Abbott Has Commanding Lead Over Foes In New Poll

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Forty-two percent of registered voters surveyed in October by the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy support former US Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke for governor in next year's election, just behind Gov. Abbott at 43%, who is seeking re-election.

Twelve percent said they are undecided, 12 months ahead of the 2022 general election. O'Rourke has not yet announced he will run for governor. 

Abbott, with 61 percent support among likely primary voters, held a more comfortable lead over Republican opponents Allen West, Don Huffines and Chad Prather, the poll found.

West, a former Florida congressman and former chair of the Texas Republican Party, was backed by 14 percent of likely GOP primary voters, while Huffines, a former state senator, and Prather, a conservative commentator, were supported by 4 and 3 percent, respectively.

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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%.

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