November 28, 2016      5:46 PM

Patrick touts poll showing broad support for bathroom bill in spite of broad business opposition

Poll paid for by Lite Guv’s campaign says “men and women, Democrats and Republicans, urban/suburban and rural dwellers and every racial and ethnic group, agree that use of public restrooms should be restricted by gender.”

Editor’s note: The executive summary of this poll can be found at the end of this story – SB

As he continues to lay the groundwork for what is either a priority issue for the Texas Senate – or potentially leverage for something else – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday rolled out a poll paid for by his campaign showing that a majority of Texans, regardless of demographics, support gender-based restrictions for public restrooms.

“In a recent survey commissioned by Texans for Dan Patrick that drilled down on those attitudes, the data revealed that a majority of Texas voters, including men and women, Democrats and Republicans, urban/suburban and rural dwellers and every racial and ethnic group, agree that use of public restrooms should be restricted by gender,” the Patrick campaign said in a news release.

The poll was conducted by Baselice & Associates earlier this month, during the week of Nov 1.

By Scott Braddock

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