I don't give a flip about perception! I deal in facts!
That poll, just like any other poll, is COMPLETELY worthless unless accompanied by it's internals! Who did they call? When did they call (what hour of the day). etc because without that information it is impossible for anyone to know what it means!
The FACT is perceptions matter a lot, even if you don't give a flip. Perception = opinion.
The biggest problem the political right has now, is failure to move public opinion, in their favor.
Failure to persuade, to convince, to convert, etc.
There is more to politics than merely preaching to your own choir. And the entirety of the USA is not like Texas most of the time.