A new poll released by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University revealed shocking details about top Republicans in the state, and it's leading to wisecracks from foes.
The Austin American-Statesman released the details of a poll taken over the course of a few weeks in September and into October that showed that President Donald Trump's poll numbers are down 7% while Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and former Rep. Colin Allred have both seen their poll numbers climb.
One reason Crockett enjoys such high numbers is that she also faces a hefty percentage of voters who don't know who she is, said Natalie Jackson, National Journal pollster and columnist, on X.
Lakshya Jain, the head of political data at "The Argument," questioned the poll, specifically the Allred and Crocket numbers, saying simply, "no."
Jackson explained, "Also, Allred is at +11 and Crockett at +7 because of the 19/29 percent [don't knows]. Republicans don't know/care who they are yet, so Dems are inflating them."
She also noted that those numbers only confirm what has been seen with Trump for months.
"Trump's approval is underwater at about that rate in every Texas poll that's been released the last few months. I mean, it started in June," Jackson wrote on X.
Texas Tribune correspondent Gabby Birenbaum pointed out that where Trump has lost ground are key demographics that led to his coalition: "independents, Gen. Z, and Latinos."
National security lawyer Bradly P. Moss pointed to the results of the U.S. Senate race, which will have the primary election in March 2026. Those numbers show that Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) are in a statistical tie.
"It’s still crazy early, but polls like this have to worry Republican Senate leadership for 2026," said Moss on Bluesky. "If Paxton wins his primary, he is very vulnerable in the general election. If it’s a Blue Wave, which is very plausible, he could fall victim to it. Even in Texas."
The numbers show that were Paxton to win the GOP primary, Democratic challengers would be within only a few points of striking distance with still 4-7% of voters "unsure."
The San Antonio Express went so far as to say that Crockett owns the best numbers in the Senate race.
However, Texan Rebecca Marques at LULAC, pointed out that the poll was "useless" because Crockett and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke aren't running for the Senate seat.
"Don’t understand why that soft faced dude does all these polling for everyone. Remember when he said Shawn Thierry would win the primary lol I have no horse in this race but voters needs to know where the race actually is!" she said.
Crockett was drawn out of her district in the mid-decade redistricting done by the Texas legislature, a Texas physician pointed out.
Sen. John Cornynalso pointed out the poll, promoting Crockett's numbers. However, Jennifer Haubein, a digital marketing professional in Houston, said it likely won't matter to Cornyn, as he'll be voted out in the primary.