In a recent poll, Ex-President Donald Trump appears to have an edge over current President Joe Biden by 8 percentage points in a potential general election scenario in Texas.
This research, conducted by the University of Texas in collaboration with the Texas Politics Project, indicates Trump at 45% and Biden at 37% among Texas voters. Interestingly, 13% expressed a preference for another candidate, while 8% remained undecided.
Despite various Republican contenders aiming for the 2024 presidential nomination, Trump’s dominance in Texas remains undisturbed.
The poll reveals that Trump enjoys a significant 49-point lead over Florida’s Governor, Ron DeSantis. Of those polled, 62% indicated their support for Trump, while only 13% leaned towards the Governor of Florida.
When pitted against ex-Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, Trump’s lead escalates to 55 points. A mere 3% of those surveyed expressed support for any of the other seven candidates.
In hypothetical contests pitting Biden against top GOP contenders, only Trump appears to outdo Biden beyond the poll’s uncertainty range.
For 35% of the participants, immigration and border protection emerged as the primary concern in Texas. This sentiment was shared by 60% of Republican respondents. Meanwhile, 43% of independent voters held similar views, but only 9% of Democrats felt the same.
President Biden has been a focal point of criticism, especially from Republican officials, concerning the immigration situation at the southern boundary. For instance, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas recently remarked that potential threats might exploit this border situation, suggesting a lack of robust measures by Biden’s administration.
Additionally, Biden faced scrutiny earlier this month when his administration decided to exempt 26 federal regulations in South Texas, allowing about 20 miles of further border barrier construction, a move some saw as contradictory given Biden’s previous stance.
With escalating concerns over unauthorized migration, Biden has faced mounting demands, particularly from Democratic state leaders and city officials, to address the situation more effectively.
The study, carried out between October 5th and 17th, involved 1,200 Texas residents who identified as registered voters. The study’s accuracy is estimated to be within a 2.83% deviation.
