Never understood what the appeal of Abbott can be. He ain't moderate, he ain't that popular. Is it just because he's the Republican in a state that we're supposed to believe is Republican? Oh Texas, what a huge state to just give up on... I swear it, O'Rourke's monstrous showing in '18 and the huge swing leftwards in '20 were not aberrations. TX is destined to become the Big Chalupa. Just one day... not today.
He is popular because…every poll/election shows him having a mandate from a majority of Texans? Lol it’s not some crazy conspiracy to convince people he’s popular
I don't get why he's that popular. I seriously think there must be a wide swath of Texans that have never even heard of the guy. He just doesn't seem like a dude that would be broadly appealing.... and maybe he's the least radical of the nutty row officers in Texas but that ain't sayin much!
That’s a good question and I’m curious if anybody knows the answer to this. He seems to be one of the few republicans who can have a fairly strong conservative voting record and not be punished among independents
Texas indies must be more conservative leaners than PA indies are. Interestingly, Texas has only had 2 Governors in the past 20 years. For a big state, that's a consistent incumbency.
Texas doesn't have gubernatorial term limits.
