MSM has been trying hard to sell the notion for the past ten days that Texas is “in play” for the Democrats. Total nonsense.
Via CBS DFW:
DALLAS FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — Real Estate Mogul and Republican Presidential nominee Donald J Trump has surged to a twelve point lead in Texas over Former Secretary of State and Democrat nominee, Hillary R. Clinton in the latest KTVT CBS 11 Dixie Strategies Poll.
If the presidential election were held today, about 52 percent of likely general election voters said they would vote for Trump while just over 39 percent said they would vote for Clinton. This marks the first time Trump has polled over 50 percent in Texas and casts doubt on any Democratic victory on November 8.
With Clinton still polling in the upper 30’s as she has in previous polls much of Trump’s rise in the polls has come from independents and undecided voters.
Speaking to CBS 11’s Jack Fink on Facebook Live Tuesday afternoon, pollster Brian Graham of Dixie Strategies said, “People have now decided… and it appears that Donald Trump has captured most of those undecided voters as we have gotten closer [to the election].”
While the poll was conducted — at the same time — FBI Director James Comey announced that new evidence had come to light relevant to the probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server. The poll was conducted Thursday through Saturday. The news regarding the FBI re-opening the investigation broke on Friday.
Graham was asked if he thinks the FBI’s renewed scrutiny of Clinton could sway voters. “With independent voters, I think that’s going to affect some of them,” said Graham. “And remember, in this race, a lot of states are very, very close so one or two percentage points can make an election — in particular states such as Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio,” he continued.