Jason Embry of the Statesman pointed this out to me and he's right that we'll probably see more dribs and drabs of this poll as it leaks its way out. Be sure to read the whole thing but here are some select pieces.
By Hill Research Consultants, a GOP polling firm based in The Woodlands. The statewide poll of 636 active Texas voters was conducted in mid-November.
Issues:
29% Economy/business
16% Employment/jobs
12% Education
10% Illegal immigration
And, surprisingly, way down on the list is the Trans Texas Corridor at 1 percent.
That means 45% of respondents put the economy and jobs as the top issues. I wonder where Voter ID laws ranked, lol.
Overall job approval of Republicans in state government:
45% Approve
50% Disapprove
Have Republicans performed well enough to deserve re-election?
32% GOP deserves re-election
54% Give Democrats a chance
I think that's it is real telling that now it is in the hands of Democrats to see if they can perform, though that is still largely tempered by the fact that Democrats don't control anything in Texas government. So if stuff "fails" again this session, it's still going to be viewed as being at then hands of the GOP.
The poll divides the Texas electorate into the following segments:
21% Enduring Republicans
10% Emerging Republicans
25% Critical Middle
17% Emerging Democrats
27% Enduring Democrats
Wow, 31% on the Republican side to 44% on the Democratic side. That is quite the shift. We don't know how that is really defined, but it matches the shift in self described Party ID that's happening in Texas as well.
Be sure to read the rest of the details here. There are some favorable/unfavorable numbers for Ann Richards, LBJ, and Chuck Norris of all people. |
