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5 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Bexar County resident here… this is remarkable & the impact on Abbott in the primary is the untold story. The idea that he’s liked less than CPS Energy -and- sunk behind LtGov Dan Patrick (!!) here shows his support is in free fall among cross-over independents & Republicans.
For those unfamiliar with TX/Bexar: it’s a Dem stronghold, so seeing the baseline approve/disapprove isn’t surprising. The conservative Patrick is also a lightening rod for criticism among Dems & some R’s, but most R’s will begrudgingly support them both in Nov. But the primary?
Seeing Abbott liked less than Patrick (and the perennially mismanaged CPS Energy) shows a huge evaporation of his core support among R’s. Yikes. And it’s support he won’t likely restore before the primary. Once voters off the bandwagon, they’ll stay off thru the primary.
Not ready to consider Bexar a bellwether, or assume the support is eroded enough to lose the primary, but right now I’d say Gov Abbott has a real problem. #txlege

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