Rasmussen Texas Gubernatorial Survey

• Kay Bailey Hutchison 49% (52%)
• Bill White 36% (37%)

• Rick Perry 48% (50%)
• Bill White 39% (40%)

• Debra Medina 41% (38%)
• Bill White 38% (44%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Kay Bailey Hutchison 57% (61%) / 39% (35%) {+18%}
• Rick Perry 54% (55%) / 44% (42%) {+10%}
• Debra Medina 44% (39%) / 34% (32%) {+10%}
• Bill White 46% (49%) / 38% (35%) {+8%}

How would you rate the job Rick Perry has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 11% (16%)
• Somewhat approve 39% (37%)
• Somewhat disapprove 24% (23%)
• Strongly disapprove 24% (23%)

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 27% (29%)
• Somewhat approve 14% (15%)
• Somewhat disapprove 10% (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 48% (46%)

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted February 1, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted January 17, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

All three possible Republican candidates post broadly similar results among both Democrats and unaffiliated voters. However, Medina currently attracts only 62% of the GOP vote, well below the totals for Perry and Hutchison. With Medina as the nominee, 23% of GOP voters say they would either prefer a third-option or are undecided.

All three Republican contenders carry male voters over White by double-digit margins. Women favor Hutchison over the Democrat but break even when Perry is the Republican in the race. White wins female voters by six points against Medina.