Going into a grim July 4 weekend defined by a resurgent COVID-19 in Texas, a new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds most Texans acutely aware of the hobbled economy and a country limping along on the wrong track. Yet amidst this dark view of the trajectory of the country, Republican partisans continue to view President Trump with the same devotion given him prior to the eruption of the country’s multiple current crises, with Trump holding onto a 4-point lead in the presidential race with Joe Biden. …
Views of Donald Trump’s job performance have fluctuated within a narrow band, and remain seemingly impervious to fundamental change in the environment. The president’s job approval rating dropped slightly between April and June: 46% of Texans approved of the job he’s doing as president in the most recent poll, with 48% disapproving. CONT.
Jim Henson & Joshua Blank, UT/Texas Politics Project