Matthew McConaughey leads Greg Abbott in poll for Texas governor, while Beto O’Rourke starts to close gap

SAN ANTONIO – The waning enactment for Gov. Greg Abbott could unfastened the doorway for 2 Texans successful the contention for governor: Actor Matthew McConaughey and Democrat Beto O’Rourke, according to a caller poll.

About 45% of radical surveyed o.k. of Abbott’s show arsenic politician of Texas, portion 54% judge Texas is “headed disconnected connected the incorrect track,” a caller poll from The Dallas Morning News and University of Texas astatine Tyler states.

McConaughey, a hypothetical campaigner who has lone hinted astatine a tally for governor, leads Abbott 44-35 successful the poll.

In July, the Republican politician led 39-38.

O’Rourke, who has besides not announced a campaign, closed the spread betwixt himself and Abbott from 12 points to five, the survey says. About 37% of radical surveyed said they would ballot for O’Rourke.

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About 18% accidental their content of O’Rourke is precise favorable, portion 35% accidental it is precise unfavorable.

The canvass was conducted betwixt Sept. 7-14 and surveyed 1,148 registered voters, according to The Dallas Morning News. The borderline of mistake is positive oregon minus 2.9 percent points.

In the surveys conducted successful the past, results amusement that the governor’s support standing dropped since the onslaught of the pandemic.

His support standing stood astatine 59% successful March 2020, the paper reported.

Mark Owens, a governmental idiosyncratic astatine UT-Tyler, told the paper that Abbott’s stance connected a assortment of issues has gained him staunch enactment from conservatives.

It has besides led to much opposition, Owens says, with Abbott’s hardline attack connected abortions, masks, voting, guns, the borderline argumentation and captious contention theory.

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