TX Gov: Kinky in 2nd behind weakening Perry (Survey USA)

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Governor Rick Perry (R) - 35%
Kinky Friedman (Independent) - 21%,
Chris Bell (D) - 20%
Carole Keeton Strayhorn (Independent) - 19%

Perry falling, Kinky rising, Strayhorn in last...happy day.

[adam]

If Kinky Friedman can become the Governor of Texas, ladies and gentlemen, the American dream is still alive.

Don't count him out.

Considering that he has risen from 8% to  21%....I would say there is hope.

[adam]

Bell is climbing in the polls too...maybe a huge upset win for Bell is brewing?

Remember, there are THREE Republicans in this race...

Kinky certainly isn't a Republican.

Nope, he voted for Clinton in 92' and said he would have in 96' but he was touring outside of the country. There are two Republicans with Perry being the more moderate of the two.

[adam]

No College: Perry 51, Bell 17, Strayhorn 16, Friedman 9

I find this one suprising. Could this be due in part to a lack of political awareness?

[adam]

No College: Perry 51, Bell 17, Strayhorn 16, Friedman 9

I find this one suprising. Could this be due in part to a lack of political awareness?

Probably. Perry is pretty much better known than the other three candidates taken together. [/hyperbole]
Another important factor is of course that Perry is likely to take a bigger chunk of the Hispanic vote than the White vote.

From what I have learned living in this state, the politically unaware youth automatically default to either the Democrat or the Republican depending on their upbringing, considering the booming TX Republican culture...you get the idea. However you are right. Perry's firm support of affirmative action and "security eventually" outlook on immigration probably does push a large chunk of the hispanic vote towards him.

[adam]

OK, I want a Mason-Dixon poll now for TX Governor to sort all this out.

I've never seen a Mason-Dixon poll of Texas, ever.  The only polls I've seen do Texas are Rasmussen, SurveyUSA and Scripps Howard (not a quality poll, btw).

OK, who's the best of the groups that do poll Texas, then?

I would say Rasmussen, as far as state politics are concerned they are usually very close. SUSA is alright, but their polls always seem to slant to the left.