Rick Perry had fallen so far by the end of his Presidential campaign that its not even clear he could have defeated Barack Obama in Texas. Our poll of the state last weekend found Perry leading Obama just 48-47, including a 51-44 deficit with independents. Perry had led Obama by 7 points on a September poll there.
Perry will come home to only a 42% approval rating, with 51% of voters disapproving of him. Hes fallen from 78% to 67% favor with Republicans over the last four months, and independents split against him 35/59. By comparison Obamas approval rating in Texas is 44%, although his disapproval is also higher than Perrys at 54%.
via Perrys standing diminished in Texas – Public Policy Polling.