POLL: Mark Cuban could beat Trump in 2020 in Texas

[DonViejo]

Source: Business Insider



Allan Smith

2h

A Thursday poll from the left-leaning Public Policy Polling showed billionaire businessman Mark Cuban, if he were to run as a Democrat in 2020, beating President Donald Trump in a prospective race in deep-red Texas.

The poll, provided exclusively to Business Insider, found Cuban beating Trump by a 47% to 44% spread. A Democrat has not won a presidential election in Texas since former President Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Cuban, the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, made a name for himself in Texas both in business and as an outspoken owner of one of the state's three NBA franchises. He's teased a run for 2020 throughout most of 2017, but has hinted that he would be more likely to run as a Republican candidate than as a Democrat, even though he backed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the general election campaign. Previous polls from PPP found Cuban leading Trump nationally, but by a smaller margin.

Asked about the results, Cuban said in an email to Business Insider that the poll "just proves people are bored ."

###


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-shows-mark-cuban-beating-trump-in-texas-2017-12

[Chemisse]

1. Bored? What an odd thing to say.

Try shell-shocked.

[Sneederbunk]

2. I don't rely on Texas for anything good.

[Dave Starsky]

3. Much of my family is from Texas.

They are ALL Dems, to a man or woman. Even the kids. And they hate this bullshit as much as you and I do. Maybe even more.

Texas is a purple state now. It is about to turn blue. Just you wait and see.

[dalton99a]

6. Probably sooner than many people think

[onetexan]

7. I'm a Texan, and there are good Dems here. We're just outvoted by Repubs

Re: the sny comment re: not trusting anythign that comes from Texas, the poster probably doesn't know any good left leaning Dems.

[Dave Starsky]

9. Tom Delay, et al, gerrymandered the state.

But that's being undone. Slowly, but surely, it's happening.

Texas is turning blue in 2018. You heard it here first.

Don't Mess With Texas.

[spiderpig]

4. I would hope Donald Duck or Goofy could beat 45.

But then I am an eternal optimist.

[jmowreader]

5. Trump is also down...

...to a death row inmate, a used car salesman, two attorneys, Martin Shkreli, “any random name out of the phone book,” and a cinder block.

[Gothmog]

8. Cool

[Bradical79]

10. If Trump is still around

I'd love to see Cuban primary him.

[NewJeffCT]

11. Last year, Texas was closer than Iowa

and almost as close as Ohio (8.99 vs 8.13 difference)

I think a good charismatic young candidate puts Texas in play if trump is still running in 2020.

[mpcamb]

12. It'd be a shame to trade one ego-maniacal jerk for another...

He's been fined over a million and a half by the NBA.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil suit against Cuban relating to alleged insider trading.
He's been involved with sports teams and reality television series.
Can't we aim a little higher?

[dawn frenzy adams]

13. NO MORE BILLIONAIRES AND MILLIONAIRES IN GOVERNMENT!

Our congress is a club for millionaires and billionaires. And, they've shown you just what their interest is. It's not you.