Polls show GOP challenger Eric Flores ahead of Vicente Gonzalez in key South Texas race
The National Republican Congressional Committee released internal battleground polling data on Friday in Texas’ 34th District – the first time this cycle the NRCC has publicly disclosed district-level data in a key House race. The early numbers could spell trouble for Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.
According to the survey of likely general election voters, Republican challenger Eric Flores leads Gonzalez 41% to 40% on the named ballot.
Overall, the political environment appears to give Republicans an advantage going into November. Republicans are ahead by 4 points on the generic congressional ballot, and 51% of voters in the district say they prefer Trump’s policy agenda over the Biden-era agenda.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party has a net negative image rating of 17 points among voters surveyed.
Notably, the most damaging for the incumbent: nearly half of voters – 45% – say they don’t know who Vicente Gonzalez is after nearly a decade in Congress.
“Democrats are watching the ground shift benea…