With 2021 in its eleventh hour, more and more attention is being directed towards pivotal 2022 gubernatorial elections. Multiple states are going to have governor’s races next year and the outcomes will impact the nation as a whole.
One race that’s been in the spotlight as of late is the Texas 2022 gubernatorial election. In November, Democrat Beto O’Rourke officially declared his candidacy. Despite losing the 2018 senatorial election and the 2020 Democratic primary, O’Rourke is back at it again.
GOP Governor Greg Abbott of Texas hasn’t minced words in his views O’Rourke. Shortly after O’Rourke’s candidacy announcement, Abbott responded.
The Republican governor stated the Democrat gubernatorial candidate is wrong for Texas. Abbott furthermore called out O’Rourke’s radically leftist policies; some of these policies include gun seizures, open borders, defunding the police, etc.
Now, a new poll to come out shows O’Rourke is trailing the Texas Republican governor by double digits.
Reviewing the Quinnipiac University poll
The latest data from Quinnipiac shows O’Rourke is well on track to losing yet another election. The poll reveals Abbott beating O’Rourke by 15 points; furthermore, Abbott leads O’Rourke in support from Independent Texas voters by 10 points.
