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Second Reading Podcast: Digging into Texas presidential results in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll
September 10, 2024 | By: Texas Politics Project

James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the data from the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project statewide poll, which found Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49% to 44%  in the presidential race in Texas, and incumbent Ted Cruz leading Democratic Congressman Colin Allred 44% to 36% in the U.S. Senate race.

Some references from the podcast:

The rollout post for the August UT/Texas Politics Project Poll contains links and graphics for much of the data discussed in the podcast.  Below are a few examples.

 

Trust in Presidential Candidates' Handling of Issues
(August 2024 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll)
  Overall Republicans Democrats Independents
  Harris Trump Harris Trump Harris Trump Harris Trump
The economy 40 50 5 89 81 8 34 37
Inflation / Prices 40 49 5 89 80 7 31 36
Immigration / Border Security 36 53 5 91 73 12 31 39
Foreign Policy 41 48 6 86 81 8 40 32
Climate Change 47 27 14 51 86 3 47 18
Crime and Public Safety 42 48 4 88 85 7 38 34
Gun Violence 43 41 7 74 84 7 38 31
Abortion Access 55 27 22 49 90 3 59 18
Health Care 47 38 10 73 90 4 43 23
Infrastructure 41 45 4 84 83 5 36 31

 

About the Second Reading podcast. The podcast has been produced 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 and Spotify.

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