Post Date: November 2020

Can Governor Abbott Help Texas Escape Trump's COVID-19 Containment Failure?

| By: Jim Henson and Joshua Blank

Donald Trump's failure to handle the COVID-19 pandemic may well have cost him re-election. Now that he's leaving, Greg Abbott - and Texas - have to deal with the GOP denial he's left behind.

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The Second Reading Podcast: Addressing 2020 Presidential Polling Problems

Texas Republican Leaders’ Support for Trump in his Final Days Serves Their Self-Interest at the expense of Trust in U.S. Elections

Looking at Some Unofficial 2020 Texas Election Results in Context

The Second Reading Podcast: Medium-Cool Takes on the 2020 Election in Texas

Some Texas Notes for Election Day 2020

| By: Jim Henson and Joshua Blank

A dramatic increase in competition between the two parties amidst an early voting surge that has seen Texas leading the country in turnout so far has thrust the state closer to center stage in the fateful final days of the 2020 election. We thought it might be useful to flag some aspects of data from polling and historical voting records that prove useful context for reporting on the 2020 election in Texas. 

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