In Texas, The Most Important Race In 2022 Isn't For Governor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : He favors marijuana legalization as part of a broader approach to reducing the state's prison population.
47% : He supports the Black Lives Matter movement and racial justice protests, and although he didn't go in depth on his views on police reform, he wants to improve standards for training, use of force and accountability.
34% : This year alone, Texas' GOP-controlled legislature has targeted the rights of transgender Texans, effectively banned abortion, sought to bar teachers from discussing racism and other "controversial" issues in public school classrooms, and placed new restrictions on voting rights.
23% : On immigration, he argues, Patrick and Abbott have thrown state money at border security without accountability for how it's being spent, and pursued empty policies meant to rile up conservative voters: Patrick this month accused Democrats of letting immigrants enter the country as part of a "silent revolution," and in June called Abbott's executive order to continue building a border wall "one of the most important documents in the history of Texas."

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