Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis made clear she is considering hopping in the race to succeed her husband, two-term Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will leave the governorship in January 2027, National Review reports.
Said the governor: “My view is just like, you know, she’d be great whatever she does, but I’ve been the most conservative governor in America. I’ve delivered the most conservative results, and they could say she would be as conservative or more conservative than me. So there you go.”
Washington Post: “Beto O’Rourke has spent 1,175 of the last 2,048 days of his life running for office. Three races in six years: U.S. Senate, then president, now governor. O’Rourke is young, just 50 years old. He has become the emblem of unrealized ambition in the Democratic Party, a candidate who has kept going and going and may keep going still, even if he falls short on Tuesday.”
A new University of Texas at Tyler poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leading challenger Beto O’Rourke (D), 50% to 44%.
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A new Texas Politics Project poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leads challenger Beto O’Rourke (D) by 11 percentage points with three days until early voting starts for the election, 54% to 43%.
A new Quinnipiac poll in Texas finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) with a 7-point lead over challenger Beto O’Rourke (D), 53% to 46%.
A new Dallas Morning News poll in Texas finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has gained on challenger Beto O’Rourke (D) in the high-stakes race for Texas governor and now has a 9-point cushion, 47% to 38%.
A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) sustaining a polling lead over challenger Beto O’Rourke (D), 45% to 40%.
A new University of Houston/Texas Southern University poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leading challenger Beto O’Rourke (D), 49% to 42%.
“Beto O’Rourke (D) announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a ‘bacterial infection’ and after receiving care at the hospital, he will be “resting at home,” postponing events in his campaign against Gov. Greg Abbott (R),” CNN reports.
“As Beto O’Rourke wraps up a seven-week trek across Texas early next month, his gubernatorial campaign is planning to kick off another tour of 120 ‘volunteer rallies’ in cities around the state, aimed at boosting the Democratic candidate’s organizing ranks during a critical stretch of the campaign,” the Houston Chronicle reports.
“Beto O’Rourke on Friday reported raising nearly $32 million during the first half of 2022, keeping his challenge against Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on track to be one of the nation’s most expensive races in November’s midterm elections,” the AP reports.
“Abbott had already been sitting on $50 million as recently as February. His campaign had not yet released its latest fundraising numbers, which were due Friday in Texas.”
A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leading challenger Beto O’Rourke (D) in the gubernatorial race, 45% to 39%.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) attended a fundraiser for his reelection campaign Tuesday night in East Texas, hours after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school over 300 miles away in Uvalde, the Texas Tribune reports.
A new University of Texas at Austin poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) crushing challenger Beto O’Rourke (D) in the Texas governor’s race, 48% to 37%.
“After clinching the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, Beto O’Rourke took the stage and made a promise that could possibly define his fall campaign,” KCEN reports.
Said O’Rourke: “And don’t you think it’s time we legalize marijuana in the state of Texas? I do too. We can get that done.”
A new Texas Politics Project poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leading Beto O’Rourke (D) in the Texas gubernatorial race by 47% to 37%.
“Former President Donald Trump is facing pressure from Republican donors and operatives to rescind his endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is entrenched in a primary election for his seat,” CNBC reports.
“With many of the polls in Abbott’s favor, it’s unlikely that Trump will reverse course and pull his endorsement.”
A new Dallas Morning News survey in Texas finds Gov. Greg Abbott (R) comfortably ahead of former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D), 47% to 36%.
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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