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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe Biden builds 5-point lead over Donald Trump in red Texas as some voters sour on handling of viru
Dallas Morning News
Robert T. Garrett
4:00 AM on Jul 12, 2020 CDT
Full Headline: Joe Biden builds 5-point lead over Donald Trump in red Texas as some voters sour on handling of virus
Amid rollbacks of the states COVID-19 reopenings, Gov. Greg Abbott has also lost some luster. And in the past seven days, 82% of Texans wore a mask, a new DMN/UT-Tyler poll finds.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has built a five-point lead over President Donald Trump in Texas as unease over Trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic mounts, a new Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler poll has found.
Biden had 46% support to Trumps 41%. If the general election were held today, the outcome could depend on the 14% of voters who were undecided or named someone else.
Bidens lead, which comes after he and Trump were tied 43%-43% in The News and UT-Tylers April survey, is significant, if barely: The poll, conducted June 29 through July 7, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.24 percentage points.
The story behind Bidens slight bulge is the softening of the Republican incumbents support among independents and weak partisans, said Kenneth Bryant Jr., a UT-Tyler political scientist who helped design the poll.
While President Trump has and still enjoys near universal approval from Republicans, and overwhelming disfavor from Democrats, he has lost considerable ground among the folks in the middle, who may ultimately decide who wins Texas in November, Bryant said.
Biden had 46% support to Trumps 41%. If the general election were held today, the outcome could depend on the 14% of voters who were undecided or named someone else.
Bidens lead, which comes after he and Trump were tied 43%-43% in The News and UT-Tylers April survey, is significant, if barely: The poll, conducted June 29 through July 7, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.24 percentage points.
The story behind Bidens slight bulge is the softening of the Republican incumbents support among independents and weak partisans, said Kenneth Bryant Jr., a UT-Tyler political scientist who helped design the poll.
While President Trump has and still enjoys near universal approval from Republicans, and overwhelming disfavor from Democrats, he has lost considerable ground among the folks in the middle, who may ultimately decide who wins Texas in November, Bryant said.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/07/12/joe-biden-builds-lead-over-donald-trump-in-reliably-red-texas-as-voters-sour-on-handling-of-virus/
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Joe Biden builds 5-point lead over Donald Trump in red Texas as some voters sour on handling of viru (Original Post)
Mike 03
Jul 2020
OP
High undecideds is also a good sign. Folk are having doubts, they are rethinking.
Midnight Writer
Jul 2020
#2
NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)1. Rump universal approval amongst Rethugs reinforces my
true disgust and contempt for all things republican.
Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)2. High undecideds is also a good sign. Folk are having doubts, they are rethinking.