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Plummer Releases Internal Poll Showing 16-Point Lead as Harris County Debate Is Postponed

The campaign unveiled the survey to bolster fundraising and messaging despite experts warning it omits key demographic details that limit its reliability.

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Overview

  • Plummer’s campaign published an internal HIT Strategies poll on Tuesday showing her ahead of Republican Orlando Sanchez 53% to 37% in a 600-voter mid‑August sample.
  • The poll reported low name recognition for both candidates with about 45% of respondents saying they had never heard of Sanchez and roughly 49% not familiar with Plummer, and it found more than 60% of respondents held an unfavorable view of President Trump.
  • Polling experts said the survey’s lack of disclosed demographic breakdowns and its role as a campaign-funded release make its 16-point margin hard to verify and useful mainly for fundraising and message shaping.
  • A KPRC‑moderated virtual debate between the candidates was postponed after a livestream crash on Monday night, and the campaigns publicly traded blame while event partners said they will reschedule the forum.
  • The race to replace two‑term Judge Lina Hidalgo remains competitive because Harris County is not uniformly deep blue, national dynamics and Gov. Greg Abbott’s pledged $25 million for GOP efforts could affect turnout and down‑ballot outcomes.