Rasmussen reports: Election 2010: Texas Republican Primary: Perry 46%, Hutchison 36%A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters in the state finds Perry ahead of Hutchison 46% to 36%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and 14% remain undecided. In early May, the two candidates were separated by just four points, with Perry ahead 42% to 38%. [...] They also detailed exactly how strong Perry is performing among the key constituencies in the race: Perry has a 17-point lead among male voters, but the two candidates are virtually tied among women. Party moderates and liberals prefer Hutchison, while Perry takes the lead among conservatives.
Let's go ahead and update our chart : (Ed. note: Click on the name/date of the poll to go directly to the poll summary). I also wanted to highlight these numbers from BurkaBlog, because in addition to the steady lead Perry has built over Hutchison, his favorabilities in this latest poll are huge: Favorable/Unfavorable Perry 76% favorable, 23% unfavorable Hutchison 72% favorable, 25% unfavorable Job Performance Perry 74% approve, 25% disapprove Hutchison (no results given) Gender support Men: Perry +17 points Women: virtual tie Governor Rick "The Cyborg" Perry continues to show serious strength in the Republican primary. Follow BOR News & Politics -- on Twitter (@BOR) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/BurntOrangeReport) |