Unlikely that Greg Abbott's GOP primary opponents' harping on his early COVID response will do much.
Approval of Abbott handling of #COVID19 among GOP voters in Feb '22 UT/@TxPolProject Poll:
Approve: 73% (39% strongly)
Disapp.: 13%
texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/greg-abbot… #Txlege #Tx2022 [1/x] Looking at intensity of GOP party ID, approval of Abbott handling of #COVID19 in Feb '22 UT/@TxPolProject Poll is highest among self-described "strong Republicans :
Approve: 79% (44% strongly)
Disapprove: 10%
texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/greg-abbot… #Txlege #Tx2022 [2/x]

A look via @bethreinhard & @neenareports at “extremist messaging” from renamed N. Tarrant Tea Party support for Ted Cruz & Ken Paxton
These tendencies are evident among tea party Texans in years of UT/@TexasTribune polling - see thread. [1/x] washingtonpost.com/investigations… #txlege Signs of racial resentment among Texas tea party voters evident in poll results pre-Trump. In a June '15 UT/@TexasTribune Poll, 62% of tea party identifiers said whites experience either “a lot” (25%) or some (37%) discrimination. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/perception… #txlege [2/x]

"If more people carried guns, do you think the U.S. would be safer, less safe, or would it have no impact on safety?" TX responses from February 2020 @UTAustin/@TexasTribune Poll.
Overall:
More safe: 37%
Less safe: 39%
No impact: 16%
texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/would-us-b… #txlege @UTAustin @TexasTribune "If more people carried guns, do you think the U.S. would be safer, less safe, or would it have no impact on safety?" TX responses among true independents (12%) from Feb '20 @UTAustin/@TexasTribune Poll:
More safe: 29%
Less safe: 33%
No impact: 24%
texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/would-us-b… #txlege