Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

TexasTowelie

(116,749 posts)
Mon May 16, 2022, 01:28 AM May 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still leads Beto O'Rourke in governor's race, poll shows

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 7 percentage points, 46-39, in this year’s race, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

That’s essentially unchanged from the incumbent’s 45-38 lead over O’Rourke in February.

On the eve of the start of early voting in the May 24 primary runoffs, Attorney General Ken Paxton leads fellow Republican and state Land Commissioner George P. Bush, 41-35.

On the Democratic side, former ACLU lawyer Rochelle Garza of Brownsville leads former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski for the party’s attorney general nomination, 35-20.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2022/05/15/texas-gov-greg-abbott-still-leads-beto-orourke-in-governors-race-poll-shows/

9 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still leads Beto O'Rourke in governor's race, poll shows (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2022 OP
We shall see. God bless Beto. He deserves support. mahina May 2022 #1
Ugh, that horrible Abbott. AllyCat May 2022 #2
Sure, Let's Spend A Boatload Of $$$$$ In A State That's Not Going To Vote Democratic Anytime Soon nt SoCalDavidS May 2022 #3
Beto will not win TX. All The R's have to do is play a recording of him saying he will take away kelly1mm May 2022 #4
How anyone can vote for Abbott after the disasters he has caused makes no sense to me Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #5
No kidding. ShazzieB May 2022 #6
The thing is, Beto has been out there signing up voters, showing what he can do for the state Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #7
Easy modrepub May 2022 #8
Welcome to idiot land vercetti2021 May 2022 #9

mahina

(18,938 posts)
1. We shall see. God bless Beto. He deserves support.
Mon May 16, 2022, 02:11 AM
May 2022

I gave and will. Realize there are many needs. We must not give up on him or decide preemptively that he will not prevail.

kelly1mm

(5,187 posts)
4. Beto will not win TX. All The R's have to do is play a recording of him saying he will take away
Mon May 16, 2022, 03:22 AM
May 2022

assault weapons on he is done.

Rhiannon12866

(222,072 posts)
5. How anyone can vote for Abbott after the disasters he has caused makes no sense to me
Mon May 16, 2022, 03:45 AM
May 2022

Especially when the other choice is Beto - who has energy, ideas and is devoted to making the lives of Texans better...

ShazzieB

(18,641 posts)
6. No kidding.
Mon May 16, 2022, 04:03 AM
May 2022

I wouldn't vote for that pos if his name was the only one on the ballot. I'd rather write in something silly like "Scooby-Doo" or "Minnie Mouse."

Rhiannon12866

(222,072 posts)
7. The thing is, Beto has been out there signing up voters, showing what he can do for the state
Mon May 16, 2022, 04:34 AM
May 2022

Abbott has perpetrated one disaster after another, why would anyone want to experience any of those nightmare again? I really don't get it.

modrepub

(3,612 posts)
8. Easy
Mon May 16, 2022, 05:07 AM
May 2022

project all your faults onto your opponent. If you haven't noticed a large fraction of the Republican party believes Democrats are the spawn of Satan himself. They would never check that box. Best you can hope for is they are so disgusted with their candidate they leave them blank (and don't register a vote).

I'm amazed at how many Democrats still believe that if they help their opponent, their opponent may change their minds a love them. Now maybe some will but the vast majority have been trained to believe the worst about the Democratic party. Give them something and they think you're stealing from them.

vercetti2021

(10,398 posts)
9. Welcome to idiot land
Mon May 16, 2022, 06:41 AM
May 2022

Texas is full of stupid people I know I've lived here my whole life. The idiots live next to me and across the street from me.

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Texas»Texas Gov. Greg Abbott st...