Oct.19

electoral-vote.com

Dem 54

Ties 1

GOP 45

Texas is Tight

A new CBS News/YouGov poll has James Talarico at 51% and Ken Paxton at 49%, a statistical tie. But what is more interesting is that YouGov asked more than "Who are you going to vote for?" It also dug down to ask: "Why?" Some of those results are quite interesting, including these items:

• Talarico voters are split, with 48% liking Talarico and the other 52% simply voting by party label.
• Only 23% of Paxton voters like the candidate. The rest are voting for the (R) or against the (D).
• Talarico voters are overwhelmingly voting for him on account of the cost of living.
• 54% of Talarico voters say their man has the right character whereas only 41% of Paxton voters say that.
• 64% of Talarico voters say personal qualities matter; with Paxton voters, it is 34%.
• A full 87% of Democrats say they will definitely vote vs. 76% of Republicans.
• 51% of Paxton voters say their vote is to support Trump; 67% of Talarico voters say it is to oppose Trump.
• Only 1% of Democrats will vote for Paxton but 5% of Republicans will vote for Talarico.
• Latinos break for Talarico 60% to 39%.

The poll also had Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ahead of Gina Hinojosa 52%-48%. (V)