Post Date: June 2014

On immigration, polling defies assumptions

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

In Texas, the surprisingly complex patterns of public opinion on immigration call into question the conventional wisdom informing media coverage — and even political strategy.

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In Texas, the Tea Party hasn't lost its grip

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

The new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll leaves no doubt about which faction of Republicans is the driving force in Texas politics right now.

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5 takeaways from the new UT/TT Poll

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

It's only June, but there's virtually no evidence yet that Texas Republicans should be concerned about November. 

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The Texas GOP convention was no sideshow

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

The drama that played out at last weekend's state Republican convention may have seemed trivial, but it illustrates a bigger shift underway in the Texas GOP.

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