Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas In the race for House District 50 in northern Travis County 49.7 of those polled now say they favor Republican challenger Patrick McGuinness over incumbent Democrat Mark Strama who garnered 48.1 in a Gateway Research Group poll conducted in the first week of September. 2.2 of those polled were undecided in this race.
This poll like the one conducted for GOPAC-Texas recently shows that voters are turning away from the Democrats failed policies both nationally and in the Texas House" said McGuinness.
I will continue to make my case to voters in HD 50 advocating fiscally conservative policies that build our prosperity by keeping taxes and spending in check and pursuing excellence in education by empowering parents and teachers.
McGuinness continued My opponent supports Obama and his agenda and stood with liberal Democrats in the legislature to vote against taxpayers
against ballot security against teacher merit pay and against fiscal responsibility. I aim to bring better representation to my neighbors in district 50. "
The Gateway Research Group is part of the Austin-based Gateway Policy Group.
The poll was conducted between August 28 and September 6 2010 and sampled voters in HD 50. (Questions can be directed to Dr. Greg Hupp or Trey Newton at 512-477-3100.)
Patrick McGuinness is a longtime Austin resident and an engineer at Freescale with a doctorate in Computer Science. He and his wife Celeste are raising their four children in northwest Austin.
