Former President Trump spoke on Thursday in Texas at a late afternoon rally in the city of Houston.
The event took place at Trendsetter Engineering, a company described as a premier provider of specialized subsea solutions for oil and gas companies across the globe. A good portion of Trump’s remarks focused on energy and domestic oil production as a contrast to the anti-energy policies of the current administration.
Trump Delivers Speech in Houston, Texas
When: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm ET (4:00 pm CT)
Where: Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. in Houston, TX
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Full Video – Trump Speech in Houston, TX (Nov. 2)
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While Texas has been solidly red for decades, it hasn’t been Trump’s strongest state in recent primaries. However, according to the latest polling data, Trump is the clear and away front runner with his closest competitive stuck in low single digits according to Houston Public Media:
A new survey shows the former president’s support levels in Texas put him far out in front of his Republican primary opponents.
The survey from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs found 58% of likely Republican primary voters said they intend to vote for Trump. Rice University’s Mark Jones is one of the authors of the report.
“Donald Trump remains extremely popular among Republican primary voters,” Jones said. “Nothing that happens to him legally adversely affects his standing in their eyes. In fact, at some levels, it actually increases their esteem for him.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second place at 14%, while former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley registered third at 6%.
There isn’t any visible competition for the Texas Republican primary with Trump outpacing his rivals. However, what if more candidates dropped out leaving the primary whittled down to just Trump and DeSantis?
“At the end of the day,” Jones said, “they both are mired in either the high single digits or low teens, neither really having any possibility of victory in the Republican primary, even if everyone else were to exit.”
To test that, the survey asked likely primary voters how they would vote if every other candidate besides Trump and DeSantis suspended their campaign. “We found that even if every other candidate left the race, (DeSantis) would go up to 25%, but Trump would go up to 66%,” Jones said. “And we didn’t test that for Haley, but I don’t think it would be any different.
The scenario of a one-on-one race benefiting DeSantis, or Haley, for that matter, doesn’t exist according to these numbers. If Trump’s support grows to two-thirds of Texas GOP primary voters if it’s down to a head-to-head with DeSantis, this primary is over.
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