Governor

• Description of Rick Perry - Competent (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes the major party candidates for governor, Rick Perry and Bill White. - Competent"

• Description of Bill White - Competent (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes the major party candidates for governor, Rick Perry and Bill White. - Competent"

• Description of Rick Perry - Outsider (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes the major party candidates for governor, Rick Perry and Bill White. - Outsider"

• Description of Bill White - Outsider (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes the major party candidates for governor, Rick Perry and Bill White. - Outsider"

• Description of Rick Perry - Self-Serving (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes the major party candidates for governor, Rick Perry and Bill White. - Self-Serving"

• Description of Bill White - Self-Serving (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes the major party candidates for governor, Rick Perry and Bill White. - Self-Serving"

• Tenor of Rick Perry's Campaign (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "How positive or negative would you say Rick Perry's campaign has been?"

• Tenor of Bill White's Campaign (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "How positive or negative would you say Bill White's campaign has been?"

• Attention to Gubernatorial Campaign (October 2010)

  Respondents were asked, "How closely would you say you have been following the campaign for governor of Texas this year?"

• Republican Gubernatorial Primary Vote Choice (February 2014)

  Likely voters who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2014 Republican primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for?" Likely voters are those respondents who consider themselves to be "extremely interested" or "somewhat interested" in politics and public affairs and vote in "every election" or " almost every election."