Things in California are looking good for Democrats so far. Things in Texas are too.
The survey released Thursday found that 41 percent of Texans approved of the job Abbott is doing, compared to 50 percent who disapproved of his job performance.
The approval is lower than it was in June when 44 percent approved of the governor's performance, equal to the 44 percent that said they disapproved.
Fifty-two percent of voters said the state is headed in the wrong direction, the worst the institute has recorded since it started in 2008.
The more recent Texas Policy Project poll found that Abbott’s job approval dropped among all partisan groups, but decreased most significantly among independents. Thirty percent of respondents who identified as independent voters said they approve of the job Abbott is doing, down from 41 percent in June.
His approval dropped from 77 percent to 73 percent among Republicans, and from 8 percent to 6 percent among Democrats.