Support for Abbott’s Texas dive: survey

Governor of Texas Greg AbbottGreg AbbottFaith leaders call on Congress to lead global pandemic response(R) ‘s job performance rating has dropped sharply, a new poll shows that a majority of Texans now disapprove of it.

Forty-five percent of Texans approve of Abbott’s performance as governor, while 54 percent disapprove of it, according to the Dallas Morning News and University of Texas at Tyler survey.

Abbott’s approval rate was 59% before the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed the lives of more than 60,000 people in the state, noted the Dallas Morning News.

These deaths, coupled with Abbott’s ‘turn to the right’ and his position on burning issues such as abortion, the border wall, guns and COVID-19 warrants, may have contributed to dropping his grades, according to the newspaper.

Some of the prominent items on Abbott’s agenda include a ban on abortions as early as six weeks, permission to carry concealed handguns without a permit, and a ban on teaching critical race theory.

Pollsters said respondents were divided on these issues, with 48% saying the abortion law should be overturned and 50% disagreeing.

Another 50 percent said they opposed the covert porterage policy, and 56 percent said teachers should be “allowed to discuss how historical examples of discrimination in our laws apply. to inequalities today “.

The poll also found that 37% of those polled said they would vote for Abbott’s potential opponent in 2022. Beto o’rourkeBeto O’Rourke Texas Democrat to obstruct GOP elections bill Lawmakers must also serve as community organizers. O’Rourke’s mother running for Governor of Texas MORE, putting the former congressman just 5 percentage points behind Abbott.

The poll had Texas resident Matthew McConaughey 9 points ahead of Abbott, with 44% of those polled saying they would vote for the actor.

Neither O’Rourke nor McConaughey have officially declared their candidacy.

In the 2020 presidential election, the former President TrumpDonald Trump Kinzinger Says Trump “Wins” Because So Many Republicans “Have Been Silent” Our strategy of combating terrorism from a distance is riskier than rewarded. won Texas State by just 5.6 points, and Sen. Ted cruzRafael (Ted) Edward Cruz Sunday shows preview: Coronavirus dominates as country battles delta variant More than 10,000 migrants await treatment under bridge in Texas Senators slow Biden with detentions at Pentagon, state MORE(R-Texas) ‘s 2018 win over O’Rourke was even narrower, the Dallas Morning News noted.

The new poll of 1,148 registered voters was conducted September 7-14 and has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.