September 18, 2014 5:58 AM

Eppstein poll says Abbott solid; Davis plagued by high negatives

Poll funded by non-aligned groups finds GOP candidates in firm position in home stretch

Greg Abbott is positioned to trounce Wendy Davis by double digits reports the Eppstein Group in its TIC poll, now in its 25^th year. The poll is conducted on behalf of a group of trade associations and professional groups seeking to sort out public sentiment on a variety of issues as well as the upcoming election. It is funded to guide those who navigate the political seas into election positions and legislative strategies.

With 1200 live telephone interviews of general election voters that participated in at least one of the last two November elections, the Texas Interested Citizens survey drills down by gender, race, ethnicity and geography. Of those sampled, “35% of the survey respondents had voted in past Republican primaries, 28% in past Democratic primaries, 11% in both primaries, and 27% were pure general election only voters.”

By Harvey Kronberg