More Texans disapprove of Rick Perry than approve, poll finds

Chron.com
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:18 pm by Alexandra Jaffe

More Texans disapprove of Rick Perry’s performance as governor than approve of his work for them, a new poll finds. Forty-five percent of Texas voters have a positive view of Perry’s job performance while 48 percent disapprove, according to the latest poll of Texas voters released by Public Policy Polling today:

The good news for Perry: The Republican presidential contender has finally moved ahead of President Obama in the Lone Star State, 51 percent to 44 percent, after trailing the Democratic incumbent a month ago.

But Tom Jensen, Director of Public Policy Polling, said that these aren’t the numbers that will matter in the bigger picture, because Texas is a given for the governor.

“He’s going to win Texas, so his approval numbers don’t matter that much in the overall scheme of the election. But they do raise some red flags about the kind of support he might see in some other places,â€