Support for Abbott plunging in Texas: poll | TheHill
By: Monique Beals (TheHill)
he really should press trump for that political endorsement now...
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) job performance rating has fallen sharply, according to a new poll that shows a majority of Texans now disapprove of him.
Forty-five percent of Texans approve of Abbott's performance as governor, while 54 percent disapprove, according to the survey from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Abbott's approval rating was at 59 percent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 60,000 people in the state, The Dallas Morning News noted.
These fatalities, coupled with Abbott's "right turn" and stance on hot-button issues such as abortion, the border wall, guns and COVID-19-related mandates, may have contributed to his falling ratings, according to the newspaper.
Some of Abbott's notable recent agenda items include banning abortions as early as six weeks, allowing people to carry concealed handguns without permits and banning the teaching of critical race theory.
Pollsters said respondents were divided on these issues, with 48 percent saying the abortion law should be overturned and 50 percent disagreeing.
Another 50 percent said they opposed the concealed carry policy, and 56 percent said teachers should be "permitted to discuss how historical examples of discrimination in our laws apply to inequalities today."
The poll also found that 37 percent of respondents said they would vote for Abbott's potential 2022 opponent Beto O'Rourke, putting the former congressman just 5 percentage points behind Abbott.
The survey had Texas resident Matthew McConaughey 9 points ahead of Abbott, with 44 percent of respondents saying they would vote for the actor.
Neither O'Rourke nor McConaughey has officially declared a run for office.
In the 2020 presidential election, former President Trump won the state of Texas by just 5.6 points, and Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) 2018 victory against O'Rourke was even more narrow, The Dallas Morning News noted.
The new poll of 1,148 registered voters was conducted Sept. 7 to Sept. 14 and has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.
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... good thing he's gotten all the texas power grid issues resolved, huh? it would be more difficult in the dark to turn in any neighbors seeking an abortion, or shooting at them, now that anyone can walk around armed.
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That Lincoln Project about COVID in TX was brutal.
I'm sure a few NT members had to avert their eyes...
That commercial was supposed to run at the beginning of the Texas Longhorn football game Saturday.
The Lincoln project demanded to know why it id not.
Lincoln Project raises questions after anti-Greg Abbott ad blocked from airing (floridapolitics.com)
gee, that's a real head scratcher...
Yeah, well, when it looks like you’re trying to kill your own people, that’ll happen.
Awesome. Who knew the Buick driving, Wild Turkey drinking constituency was so robust in Texas? Take off yer shirts and cast yer ballots, boys!
Abbott and DeSantis are neck and neck in the stupidest governor race.
... a race to the bottom.
both of their states are holding their own in the stupidest senator olympics too...
Ha!
It's a tight race, but as of now, it appears the Asshat is holding onto a slight lead over DeathSantis.
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both states leading the nation in anti-vax dirt naps...
Abbott's approval is between anal warts and death!
I saw the interview with the governor of Mississippi and he should join Abbott and DeSantis in the dumbest governor race.