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com (SDEC) Texas State Democratic Executive Committeeman 2013 - RULES, COMMUNICATIONS & RESOLUTIONS 52 year proud member of the AFL-CIO. SUSTAINING MEMBER TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY TEXAS GOVERNOR RACE REPUBLICAN ABBOTT 29% / DEMOCRAT WENDY DAVIS 21% LYCEUM POLL: The survey also took a look at the upcoming governor's race. It will be a tight one according to the numbers. Twenty-nine percent (29%) of likely voters support Attorney General Greg Abbott., while 21% percent support State Senator Wendy Davis. There's plenty of room for change, though. Fifty percent (50%) of those surveyed say they haven't thought about the race enough to make a decision. The poll is made up of 96 men and women from across Texas. They were asked questions from Sept. 6-20.

Lyceum poll: Abbott ahead in run for governor, but half of all Texans not yet tuned in...
By Jonathan Tilove American-Statesman Staff A new Texas Lyceum poll indicates that Attorney General Greg Abbott is the clear front-runner to become the states next governor. But, according to the survey, which was in the field for two weeks in September, half of all Texans have yet to even think about who they support or express a preference. The poll found that among registered voters, Abbott held a 29 to 21 percent advantage in a potential matchup against Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis, who is expected to announce her candidacy for governor Thursday. But, 50 percent hadnt yet thought about it enough to have a preference. Not surprisingly, Democrats and black respondents expressed a preference for Davis while white respondents, independents, men, and Republicans expressed a

preference for Abbott. Hispanics showed a slight preference for Davis, and women expressed a very slight preference for Abbott that is within the margin of error, the pollsters said. According to the Lyceum survey, conducted by University of Texas professor Daron Shaw and UT PhD candidate Joshua Blank, The good news for the GOP is that these numbers translate into an edge of between 8 and 16 points, assuming undecided voters break proportionately. The (potentially) good news for the Democrats is that roughly half of the potential electorate hasnt thought enough about the election yet to have an opinion. First, Abbott must get through a Republican primary, where, the survey found, Abbott is the clear favorite with 22 percent of the vote and only token support for his potential rivals: Tom Pauken, Miriam Martinez, and Larry Kilgore. However, by the numbers the race is still wide open, as 69 percent of respondents indicated that they hadnt yet thought enough about the election to have an opinion. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY ( POLL )

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