Abbott Keeps Big Lead Over O'Rourke

[brooklynite]

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Source: Political Wire

A new Texas Politics Project poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leading Beto O’Rourke (D) in the Texas gubernatorial race by 47% to 37%.

Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/14/abbott-keeps-big-lead-over-orourke/

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[Samrob]

1. I just hate these polls. SMH nt

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Count me in the camp

that guns are too popular in TX to elect O'Rourke. If he sees a path to victory, I haven't a clue.

[LymphocyteLover]

23. I saw he's backtracking on that... and so hope abides that they can get enough vote out

[Walleye]

3. They are terrified that Beto will take their guns. Then they would have to survive on their wits

[bucolic_frolic]

8. What wits?

Half-wits, nit wits, or wits not a bit?

[Walleye]

9. Yep, you got that right.

[LoisB]

12. All of them.

nt

[LymphocyteLover]

24. LOL! Yes, makes perfect sense why they would be terrified.

[pandr32]

4. I hope Abbott is caught in his own trap somehow

A hot mic moment, a blunder of importance, a criminal allegation under investigation, or a good scandal would all do. Better still--a combination. No way he is a clean straight shooter.

[brooklynite]

6. What you're sayings that Beto can't "win" the election...we have to hope for Abbott to lose it.

[pandr32]

20. In some states I doubt winning can happen

The deliberate labyrinth put in place has everything to stop a Democrat from "winning".
We need to expose the crooks and their traps.
I really like Beto. He is unbelievably earnest and tenacious.
He would be wonderful for Texas.

[Walleye]

10. None of these scandals can get through to the right wing anymore

They’ve gotten so they brag about their lawlessness. Just catching them in a crime doesn’t mean anything

[Historic NY]

18. Don't make me laugh he's is the blundering idiot they love.

[LudwigPastorius]

19. "I hope Abbott is caught in...a criminal allegation under investigation..."

I'm afraid that wouldn't help Beto's chances.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was actually indicted for three felonies in 2015...and he was reelected in 2018.

[dsc]

5. He is in danger though since he isn't at 50

undecideds tend to go for the challenger.

[LymphocyteLover]

25. also, there is a huge pool of non-voters that can potentially be mobilized in TX if he can fire up

people up enough. God knows TX can do so much better and having TX go blue would be epic.

[ck4829]

7. A good guy, don't get me wrong, but I don't understand the appeal he has and

we need to stop pretending it's going to be any greater than that.

Anytime I picture "Beto", I think "that's the guy that lost to Ted Cruz".

He's more fit to be someone's chief of staff than a candidate, I'm sorry.

[secondwind]

13. I wouldn't count him out just yet..

[Polybius]

17. Oh yeah, he has a real chance in Texas after his gun comments...

[Mz Pip]

14. This

Beto couldn’t beat the most loathsome guy in the Senate. I don’t see how he can beat Abbott.
Saying he was coming for their guns was a huge misstep. That will be in every Abbott ad closer to the election. Maybe he can turn this around, but as of now I don’t see how.

I really wish he’d stayed in Congress.

[LuvLoogie]

21. I'm with you. The Dem's need an old school Democrat

with progressive chops. Anne Richard's was the last of her kind in Texas, for Democrats. Beto strikes me as Mayor of Boulder, Co-ish.

[left-of-center2012]

11. History isn't on Beto's side

He lost one race,
and quit before another even began.

Yet some believe he's got this one.
Third time's a charm, they say.

[Torchlight]

15. I don't believe anyone thinks this is in the bag for O'Rourke.

On the ground in TX, we're simply moving the ball one yard at a time and hoping to make headway.

[Polybius]

16. In other news, the sun rose this morning

Why should anyone be surprised about this, given his comments on taking your AR-15 away? If anything, I'm surprised that the lead isn't wider.

[AZLD4Candidate]

22. I have so little sympathy for Texas

You continually vote in Republicans, you get their policies.

And this is someone in Doug Douchey and Kelli Ward, Paul Gosar, and Andy Biggs land.

[ancianita]

26. Texas polls? pffffft!!

Know what O'Rourke's polling on two-time freeze failure is? Through the roof!

Early voting in Texas starts today.

intro at 13:19 by Joaquín and Julián Castro's mom, Rosie

[Joinfortmill]

27. I'll pray for a miracle.

[Cozmo]

28. May Texans get everything they deserve

[JudyM]

29. Locking

The consensus of forum hosts is that this poll is not important breaking news. Poll results typically belong in General Discussion rather than LBN, even for closely followed races. However, news may be so important that an exception is warranted, for example if it looks like there’s a dramatic shift late in a critical race.