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Second Reading Podcast: The Kaleidoscope of Republican Politics

ยท By: Texas Politics Project

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas.

The discussion references some of the following data.




The Polling Center: A Seat for the Tea Party (The Texas Tribune, 19 April 2013)

Issue Attitudes Among Tea Party Republicans in Texas and the Roots of Support for Donald Trump (2019)

About the Second Reading podcast. The podcast has been produced intermittently by Jim Henson for the Texas Politics Project, with production support from UT's Liberal Arts Development Studio, since 2016. You can find past episodes and subscribe to the Second Reading podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  and Stitcher.

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