Trump leads Harris by 5 points in Texas, new poll finds

BY THE MOVE TO INCREASE OUTREACH AND ENCOURAGE VOTER PARTICIPATION NEW POLL SHOWS HOW THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT SHAPES UP HERE IN TEXAS. THE HILL AND EMERSON COLLEGE ASKED VOTERS WHO THEY WOULD VOTE FOR IF THE ELECTION WAS HELD TODAY AND TEXAS. DONALD TRUMP LEADS KAMALA HARRIS AND 50 TO 46% WITH 4% OF VOTERS UNDECIDED. SO WITH 60 DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION, WHAT DOES A POLL LIKE THIS MEAN? >> THE MARGIN OF THE REPUBLICAN WINS AT THE PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL HAS BEEN DECLINING IN TEXAS FOR SEVERAL CYCLES. NOW, WE WERE BEGINNING TO SEE A REVERSAL OF THAT DECLINE WHEN JOE BIDEN WAS AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET, THE REPLACEMENT BY KAMALA HARRIS. THAT'S GOING TO BEND THAT CURVE BACK DOWN TO A MORE NORMAL POSITION THAT WE WOULD EXPECT. SO I THINK THERE'S A CONTINUITY PART IN WHICH THIS RACE IS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LITTLE MORE QUOTE, UNQUOTE, NORMAL BY TEXAS STANDARDS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT'S CHAOTIC. AS FOR THE U.S. SENATE RACE IN TEXAS, THE SAME POLL SAW INCUMBENT TED CRUZ WITH THE 4% LEAD OVER COLIN ALLRED. >> BUT AN EVEN LARGER AMOUNT OF UNDECIDED VOTERS WE'LL DIG