The poll also showed House Speaker Dade Phelan with low approval rating among Texans after a heated primary battle.
to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas.With less than five months before Election Day, incumbent Ted Cruz leads Democratic challenger Colin Allred by 11 percentage points in the state’s U.S. Senate race, according to the latest University of Texas/ Texas Politics Project Poll.
Allred won a crowded Democratic primary outright in March, besting the second-place challenger state Sen. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio. “There’s been a handful of stories about him getting involved in some bipartisan efforts in the last couple of years. It’s hard not to think of that as deliberate,” Henson added. “To the extent we see some sign that his image is softening with the electorate, that strategy was correct or has been helpful.”
More than half of respondents said the convictions made them less likely or much less likely to vote for him. Meanwhile, Phelan, who was largely targeted for his support of Paxton’s impeachment and for failing to get vouchers passed in the House, saw some of the lowest approval rating among Texas leaders. Only 24% of voters approved of his job performance while 30% disapproved.
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