Second Reading Podcast

By Second Reading Podcast

Analysis of Texas Politics by Jim and Josh from the Texas Politics Project.

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November 06, 2024 How the 2024 GOP surge washed over Texas
On the day after, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank take a first look at the results of the 2024 election in Texas, which delivered Texas’ electoral votes to Donald Trump by a wide margin, and sent Ted Cruz back to the U.S. Senate.
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59min
October 31, 2024 A last look at election issues in Texas before Election Day
Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas attitudes on immigration & the border, abortion, and transgender issues in Texas as the election comes down to the wire.
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52min
October 22, 2024 Down to the wire: results from the final UT/Texas Politics Project Poll before Election Day
Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Josh Blank discuss results from the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as early voting begins in Texas.
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1h 2min
October 10, 2024 A race to the middle? Checking in on the Cruz-Allred Senate race in Texas
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.
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46min
September 25, 2024 September 25th, 2024 – Public opinion and other context for the Speaker Race in the Texas House of Representatives
Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn’t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan’s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.
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51min
September 19, 2024 September 19th, 2024 – The latest round of GOP efforts on “election integrity” in Texas, and the long term consequences of two decades of voting politics in the state
James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss trends in Texas public opinion on elections and voting in the context of recent efforts by Texas elected officials to thwart voter registration efforts in Democratic strongholds, and otherwise link immigration to voting in the minds of Texas voters.
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52min
September 10, 2024 September 10th, 2024 – The Presidential Race in Texas
James Henson. Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the data from the latest University of Texas / Texas Politics Project statewide poll, which found Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49% to 44% in the Lone Star State.
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1h 8min
August 29, 2024 August 29th, 2024 – Texas Republicans go back to the well with moves on the border, immigration, and “election integrity”
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political context of Texas Republican elected official recent efforts to draw attention to immigration, the border, and “election integrity.”
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1h 5min
August 22, 2024 August 22nd, 2024 – The political profile of female voters in Texas as Democrats reach out to women in Chicago.
Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about new Texas polling data from the University of Houston and Texas Southern, themes at the Democratic National Convention, and “gender gap” in Texas.
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52min
August 15, 2024 August 15th, 2024 – Quorum Report’s Harvey Kronberg on the implications of the rebooted presidential race in Texas politics
Jim Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg of Harvey Kronberg’s Quorum Report about how the rebooted presidential race is playing out in Texas, as well as the dynamics in Texas politics with both an election and the 2025 legislative session on the horizon.
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1h 1min

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How many episodes does Second Reading Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 237 episodes available.