<p>A new <a href="https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3830">Quinnipiac University poll</a> shows Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott absolutely crushing gubernatorial Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke among registered voters by a whopping 15 points, 52%-37%.</p>
<p>Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy pointed out, &#8220;How far behind is Beto O&#8217;Rourke? 15 points is more than your typical two touchdown deficit in football and an even bigger hole in the game of politics.”</p>
<p>Among Republicans, Abbott leads 90%-5% while Independents prefer Abbott 47%-37%. Democrats went for O’Rourke 87%-6%.</p>
<p>Fifty-two percent of voters viewed Abbott favorably with 42% viewing him unfavorably. O’Rourke was underwater; 36% viewed him favorably with 42% viewing him unfavorably. Fifty-four percent of voters found O&#8217;Rourke too liberal; 41% of voters found Abbott too conservative.</p>
<p>While 55% of voters thought Abbott was honest, only 45% thought the same of O’Rourke. While 57% of voters felt Abbott cared about average Texans, only 45% felt that way about O’Rourke. Sixty percent of voters thought Abbott had good leadership skills; only 49% agreed with that when it came to O’Rourke.</p>
<p>Sixty percent felt Abbot was better dealing with the economy; only 32% voted for O’Rourke. Fifty-eight percent felt Abbott better equipped to handle the immigration issues at the southern border, which voters felt was the most urgent issue by far; only 35% went for O’Rourke. Fifty-five percent preferred Abbott to deal with election laws; 40% preferred O’Rourke. Fifty-four percent preferred Abbott dealing with a response to the coronavirus: 39% voted for O&#8217;Rourke.</p>
<p>O’Rourke, who <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/beto-orourke-cover-story">once said</a> prior to announcing his campaign for president, &#8220;Man, I’m just born to be in it,&#8221; announced his candidacy in mid-November saying he intended to “serve ALL of the people of Texas.”</p>
<p><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-beto-orourke-launches-run-for-texas-governor/">The Daily Wire</a> noted at the time:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Soon after O’Rourke’s official campaign announcement on Monday, the Republican Governors Association put out a statement warning Texas voters about policies that O’Rourke has promoted in the past including a restriction of “assault weapons” and revocation of the tax-exempt status of religious organizations who don’t support same-sex marriage. </em></p>
<p><em>While on the campaign trail for president, O’Rourke <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/democrat-beto-orourke-running-texas-140116217.html">declared</a>, “ <a href="https://apnews.com/article/1f401a8932974a84bff361be161df5de">“Hell, yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15.&#8221;</a></em></p>
<p><em>“Texas voters have already rejected Beto O’Rourke for statewide office, and they&#8217;ll do so again now that they know just how radical he really is,” said RGA spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez. </em></p>
<p><em>She continued, “Beto 2.0 vowed to confiscate the firearms of law-abiding citizens, pledged to tear down physical barriers along the border, and supported regulations that would kill over a million jobs across the state and raise taxes and the cost of living on families and small businesses. There&#8217;s no telling how far Beto 3.0 will go in his vain attempt to stay relevant after running out of promotions to chase in Washington.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>When O’Rourke hinted he might run for governor, after losing a Senate race to Senator Ted Cruz and launching an abortive presidential campaign, Abbott commented, &#8220;You’re talking about a person who says they want to run for governor who said, &#8216;Heck yes,&#8217; he’s gonna come and take your guns. Heck yes, he’s for open borders. Heck yes, he’s for killing the energy sector and fossil fuels in the state of Texas. I don’t think that’s gonna sell real well,” as the Texas Tribune <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/28/greg-abbott-beto-orourke-texas-governor-race-2022/?utm_campaign=trib-social&amp;utm_content=1611881710&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">reported</a>.</p>

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