Post Date: August 2014

Top Texas Counties Ranked by Ideology

| By: Joshua Blank, PhD

Mark P. Jones of Rice University ranks the ideological composition of registered voters in Texas' 20 most populous counties using University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polling Data.

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Keywords: Ideology

Texas Democrats' unspoken predicament

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Joshua Blank, PhD

The loud and public back-and-forth among Texas Republicans this year has given them something Democrats are sorely lacking: an honest conversation about their party's future.

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The Texas GOP's Commitment Problem

| By: Jim Hensons and Joshua Blank, PhD

The problems facing the Republican Party on issues like gay marriage aren't unique to Texas, but they're particularly pronounced here. Polling data and the party's long run of success in Texas explain why.

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Safe at Home, Ted Cruz Disrupts Another Congressional Deal

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Joshua Blank, PhD

Ted Cruz is back in the news, and while many in Washington are upset with his recent role in scuttling an immigration bill in the House, here in Texas, he's doing just fine - which explains a lot.

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