Recent polling shows Texas Republican voters greatly energized by topics like the border, abortion and the economy. What’s still unclear is how much of a role the Uvalde shooting might play in shifting the electorate heading into November.
hosted a welcome reception in Houston Thursday as the state’s party convention gets underway.
TEXAS - UVALDE, MAY 27: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Uvalde High School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Beto O’RourkeA Quinnipiac poll out this week shows Abbott still has a five-point lead, but it’s much smaller than Quinnipiac’s December poll that showed the governor with a 15-point lead.
Gov. Abbott has had an at-times tenuous relationship with state party leaders. His remarks Thursday were separate from the main convention program, which he claimed was done to avoid financially burdening the party. "Republicans like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Ron DeSantis of Florida have stood up and gone on the offense against corporations like Disney who receive special favors from the government while taking harmful positions on social issues," he said.
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