2012 Senate Election Match-Up (October 2012)

2012 Senate Election Match-Up (October 2012)

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categorycolumn-1
Ted Cruz (Republican)52%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)37%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)2%
David Collins (Green)2%
Someone else1%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Ted Cruz (Republican)3%43%92%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)84%30%2%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)4%1%1%
David Collins (Green)5%3%0%
Someone else1%4%1%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%19%3%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Ted Cruz (Republican)90%78%98%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)2%8%0%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)3%0%0%
Someone else2%2%0%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion2%12%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Ted Cruz (Republican)0%19%0%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)72%69%92%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)10%7%0%
David Collins (Green)8%0%5%
Someone else0%0%1%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion10%6%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Ted Cruz (Republican)1%33%84%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)88%48%10%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)4%3%2%
David Collins (Green)4%5%0%
Someone else0%2%2%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion3%10%3%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Ted Cruz (Republican)74%94%78%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)18%1%16%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)0%2%2%
Someone else3%0%3%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%2%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Ted Cruz (Republican)0%1%2%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)87%90%87%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)4%4%5%
David Collins (Green)5%2%5%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%4%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Ted Cruz (Republican)2%94%90%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)89%2%4%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)3%0%5%
David Collins (Green)3%0%0%
Someone else1%1%0%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion2%3%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Ted Cruz (Republican)63%5%44%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)28%82%35%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)3%0%0%
David Collins (Green)1%0%8%
Someone else1%2%1%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%10%12%

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categoryMaleFemale
Ted Cruz (Republican)55%49%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)36%37%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)2%2%
David Collins (Green)4%0%
Someone else1%2%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion2%9%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Ted Cruz (Republican)39%55%64%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)52%33%24%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)0%3%2%
David Collins (Green)6%0%2%
Someone else1%1%1%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion3%6%7%

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categoryHouston areaDallas-Fort Worth areaSan Antonio areaAustin areaAnother part of Texas
Ted Cruz (Republican)45%51%59%50%57%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)44%37%29%41%32%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)3%3%0%0%3%
David Collins (Green)5%1%0%6%0%
Someone else2%0%4%0%1%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion2%7%7%3%7%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Ted Cruz (Republican)23%54%47%51%58%55%
Paul Sadler (Democrat)32%31%48%44%33%33%
John Jay Myers (Libertarian)6%4%1%1%2%3%
David Collins (Green)36%1%0%0%2%2%
Someone else0%1%1%1%1%2%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion3%9%3%3%4%4%

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