| What is the base of the Republican Party in a general election? It's around 39% statewide.
That's the total percent of the vote Rick Perry received in 2006 in his re-election. Given 4 options, only 39% would go with Governor Perry.
Clearly Rick Perry is more out of touch than the original numbers indicate.
Rasmussen has released a poll that shows Rick Perry's call to secede from the United States of America are hugely unpopular. Only 18% of those polled would vote to secede if the election to secede were held today.
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Texas voters say that their state has the right to secede from the United States and form an independent country.
However, the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in the state finds that if the matter was put to a vote, it wouldn't even be close. Three-fourths (75%) of Lone Star State voters would opt to remain in the United States. Only 18% would vote to secede, and seven percent (7%) are not sure what they'd choose.
At the most basic levels, the Reasmussen poll indicates all of the teabaggers who hollered and shouted for joy during Perry's repeated call for secession represent an extreme minority of the state at 18%. It further shows just how out of touch the organizers of this Republican press stunt really are.
Not even Republican Senator and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) leader John Cornyn agrees with Rick Perry's assessment that Texas can legally secede from the U.S.
With 31% of Texans saying Texas has a right to seceded and only 18% actually wanting to secede, Perry has clearly hung his re-election hopes squarely on the far right. Will this anti-American sentiment work? Sadly, it's too early to tell. However, Texans do support our country and I would be interested in seeing some polling numbers to see how people feel about the Federal Recovery and Re-investment Act and how they feel about Barack Obama. It's clear Perry does not have his finger on the pulse of the average Texans, so let's see who does. |
