The Republican governor was met with boos and jeers when he arrived in Uvalde, a town mourning a massacre at an elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
released in mid-May shows O'Rourke trailing in the polls with 39 percent compared to Abbott's 46 percent.
And while polling on the governor's race in Texas conducted since the shooting hasn't been released yet,even after the massacre. Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrives while US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 29, 2022.However, some experts believe more Texas voters could back the idea that the only way to prevent future massacres is to get rid of politicians perceived to be in thrall to the gun lobby.
O'Rourke's actions are"turning attention to Texans' actual views on gun control that may not square with the 100 percent NRA-certified platitudes of Abbott," Mark Shanahan, an associate professor at the Department of Politics and International Relations at Reading University in the U.K.
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