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Trump Extends Lead In Texas: YouGov/CBS Poll

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Latest opinion poll from YouGov for CBS shows President Donald Trump Extending his lead in Texas.

  • Trump (Republican): 52% (+3), Biden (Democrat): 45% (-3). (+/- vs. 7-10 July) Fieldwork: 4-13 August 2020 Sample size: 846
  • Texas, which hasn't backed a Democrat for the presidency since Jimmy Carter in 1976, has been touted as being potentially in-play come the election, with its increasing Hispanic community - which tend to lean Democrat - taking it out of the 'safe Republican' category. Winning Texas would be a huge coup for the Democrats given it holds the second-highest number of electoral college votes after California.
  • However, like a number of other opinion polls in historically Republican states in recent days, there has been a notable swing towards Donald Trump in Texas.

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