— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) July 22, 2020Trump is sinking and Cornyn, sole by default, should be more than 9 points ahead.
In other findings:
Nearly three-quarters, 74 - 25 percent, think the spread of the coronavirus in the state is a serious problem.
Two-thirds, 66 percent, say they personally know someone who has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, a 31-point spike since early June when 35 percent said they personally knew someone who had been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
"The concern is palpable as the number of virus victims soars and it's getting more personal every day, as the patient lists increasingly include friends, family and neighbors," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
CONCERNS ABOUT HOSPITALS
Nearly 7 out of 10 voters, 69 percent, say they are either "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" about the state's hospitals running out of space to care for sick patients. Thirty-one percent say they are "not so concerned" or "not concerned at all."
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS
More than half of voters, 53 - 44 percent, think the governor should not issue a stay-at-home order for the state to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
However, voters say 68 - 29 percent that if local officials want to issue stay-at-home orders for their local areas, the governor should allow them to do so.
FACE MASKS
Eighty percent of voters approve of Governor Greg Abbott's order requiring most people in Texas to wear a face mask in public. Nineteen percent disapprove.
RE-OPENINGS
More than half of voters, 52 percent, say looking back, Governor Abbott reopened the economy "too quickly." Thirty-three percent say he reopened the economy "at about the right pace," and 13 percent say he did it "too slowly."
More than three-quarters of voters, 76 - 21 percent, say they believe that the closing of bars is effective in slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Voters are split on the way Governor Abbott is handling the response to the coronavirus with 47 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving. It's a 21-point swing in the net approval from early June when 56 percent of voters approved and 36 percent disapproved.
In contrast, there isn't much change in the way voters in Texas view President Trump's handling of the response to the coronavirus. Texas voters approve, a negative 45 - 52 percent, compared to June's 47 - 51 percent approval.
JOB APPROVALS
Governor Abbott: Voters approve with a split 48 - 44 percent of the job Governor Abbott is doing, a 20- point swing in the net approval from June when voters approved 56 - 32 percent.
President Trump: President Trump receives a negative 45 - 51 percent job approval rating, virtually unchanged from a month ago.
Senator Ted Cruz: 48 percent approve, 42 percent disapprove.
Senator John Cornyn: 41 percent approve, 35 percent disapprove.
"The governor takes a big hit for his haste in trying to jump start the state. Popular just seven weeks ago, his approval rating drops precipitously," Malloy added.
And proving that campaigns still matter:
When asked about opinions of the candidates, 41 percent hold a favorable opinion of Cornyn, 24 percent hold an unfavorable opinion of him, and 34 percent haven't heard enough about him.
For Hegar, 24 percent hold a favorable opinion, 19 percent unfavorable, and 56 percent haven't heard enough about her.
Cornyn has been in the Senate for 18 years. M. J. Hegar is new on the political scene, and frankly, I don't know that much about her. Except she's a Democrat, and I'm a yellow dog Democrat.
This is one of the Qs I had @RonBrownstein tease out for me this week--how much of the competitiveness of TX and the sun belt writ large is a function of underlying trends versus a national environment that has simply shifted the center of gravity? https://t.co/dlx86DWOi4 https://t.co/6sTmZx6aoM— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) July 22, 2020
The national party has really got to grow a pair and spend some $$$ in Texas. I get several e-mails a day looking for $$$ for local Dem races, but if Biden won't help....
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