Keyword: Kay Bailey Hutchison

How the Governor's Race Polls Have Trended

| By: Jim Henson, PhD and Daron Shaw

An election that initially favored Sen. Hutchison has settled into a contest where Sen. Hutchison’s support is in the high 20’s while Gov. Perry’s is in the mid-40’s.

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Rick Perry's Resonance With GOP Primary Voters

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

Whether he crosses the 50% threshold or is forced into a run-off when the polls close next Tuesday, the results of the last UT/Texas Tribune Poll suggest that Rick Perry's synchronous orbit over a big chunk of the Republican primary electorate has helped him prove many observers — not to mention KBH boosters and donors — very wrong.

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GOP Candidates Debate, but on Which Issues?

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

Are the Republican candidates for governor in line with voters on issues? We'll find out tonight.

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Kay Bailey Hutchison Doing Poorly in Lubbock Poll

| By: Jim Henson, PhD

Not many local polls have been made public, but this one confirms the rumor mill: One, Rick Perry’s lead in conservative areas of the state is a few points above what the UT/Trib poll found statewide. And, two, the impression that, as of now, the Kay Bailey Hutchison campaign is floundering if it's really trying to peel conservative voters away from Perry in significant numbers.

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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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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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