TX-GOV 2018: Gregg Popovich vs. Gregg Abbott (Trump midterm)

[Suburbia]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich retires after the Spurs won their sixth NBA championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017 in July 2017.

Popovich decides to enter politics. Popovich runs for Texas Governor as a Democrat, running an aggressive liberal campaign in a conservative red state Texas that is changing demographically.

Popovich clears the TX Democratic field.

Gov. Greg Abbott wins Republican renomination.

Popovich vs. Abbott. Who wins?


http://theundefeated.com/features/gregg-popovich-colin-kaepernick/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/sport/popovich-racist-country-trnd/index.html

[NewYorkExpress]

Are we sure Popovich isn't actually an Independent?

Anyways, Abbott wins, but by about the same margin as he would if Beto O'Rourke had chosen to run against him instead of Cruz.

Greg Abbott (R) 53%
Greg Popovich (D?) 47%