Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has a commanding lead over his Democrat challenger Robert Francis O’Rourke, a UTTyler/Dallas Morning News survey released this week found.
Abbott also holds the edge with white voters, women, and parents, while O’Rourke holds the edge with black voters and Latinos — although Abbott only falls four points behind among Latino voters.
Further, 54 percent trust Abbott to keep his campaign promises at least “a fair amount” if he is reelected, compared to 49 percent who said the same for O’Rourke. The survey also asked respondents who they believe will do better handling specific issues. Most believe Abbott will do a better job reducing crime , securing the border , handling the electrical grid , improving the economy and improving schools . O’Rourke has a one-point advantage in the belief that he will do a better job “bringing people together.”
The survey was taken September 6-13, 2022, among 1,268 registered voters and has a +/- 2.8 percent margin of error. More recently, O’Rourke has focused less on the issues that Texans deem the most important, focusing largely on gun control and abortion,
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