TX-University of Texas/Texas Tribune: Abbott (R) leads Davis (D) by 11

[Tender Branson]

47% Abbott
36% Davis
17% Undecided

In the October survey, Davis’ announcement and sudden political celebrity cut the Republican’s lead over her to 6 percentage points. Now, the distance between the two has widened a bit.

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On the Republican side, the poll found Abbott well ahead of his rivals, with 90 percent support among likely Republican voters, followed by Miriam Martinez at 5 percent, Lisa Fritsch at 4 percent and Larry Secede Kilgore at 1 percent.

Davis leads Ray Madrigal 87 percent to 13 percent among likely Democratic voters.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/02/24/5595713/poll-abbott-has-lead-of-11-points.html

[windjammer]

Not bad, I would be happy if she lost by just 10 points.

[badgate]

I'm skeptical of this poll because it was conducted via the internet. The numbers sound realistic though.

For context, I wanna point out that this poll was conducted before Abbott campaigned with Nugent and the ensuing media storm.


For example, the sample they used for the Dem Senate Primary is very small, and shows a fringe candidate that the state party's disowned leading everyone else.

[ElectionAtlas]

New Poll: Texas Governor by University of Texas on 2014-02-17

Summary: D: 36%, R: 47%, U: 17%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details