Post Date: November 2009

National vs. Texas Polls on Afghanistan

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

The polarization was striking: 80% of Texas Democrats were worried about staying too long in Afghanistan, while 76% of Texas Republicans were worried about leaving Afghanistan too soon. In the comparable national poll question, there was a notable but less striking split, with 61% of Democrats choosing a smaller increase, with 65% calling for a larger increase.

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Keywords: Afghanistan

Trib Poll Shows Texans Disapprove of DC

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Daron Shaw

The UT/Tribune poll results convey some very intense disapproval of political leadership.

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How Independent Are Texas Independents?

| By: Adam Myers

Do the majority of Texans who call themselves independents actually behave that way at the polls? The inaugural UT/TT poll provides a decisive answer to that question: No.

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Keywords: Independents

The First University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Daron Shaw

The results of the first UT/Texas Tribune poll, which was in the field from October 20-27 and sampled 800 Texans who identified themselves as registered voters, shows Texas slowly turning their attention to the 2010 elections. Perhaps more to the point, they have become extremely skeptical about the direction of the federal government. Today we’ll focus on the election match ups and what they tell us about the state of play a little less than six months out from the March primaries.

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