Republican Abbott widens lead in Texas governor's race over Davis

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Republican Abbott widens lead in Texas governor's race over Davis

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republican-abbott-widens-lead-texas-governor-39-race-203949855.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NuOe03FKwJTLd.sJp5WIvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-02-24T203949Z_1_CBREA1N1LEF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ABORTION-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas Attorney General Abbott speaks during an anti-abortion rally at the State Capitol in Austin" align="left" title="Texas Attorney General Abbott speaks during an anti-abortion rally at the State Capitol in Austin" border="0" /></a>By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Republican front-runner in the race for Texas governor, Greg Abbott, has increased his lead over likely Democratic rival Wendy Davis, according to a poll released on Monday. State Attorney General Abbott has an 11-percentage-point lead over State Senator Davis, the poll by the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune found. That was a wider lead than the six-point edge Abbott held in a November poll. Davis enjoyed an early boost last year following a marathon filibuster against proposed state abortion restrictions, but the more recent figures suggest a tough road ahead for her in Republican-dominated Texas, where Democrats have not won a statewide race since 1994.</p><br clear="all"/>

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