Second Reading Podcast: The Kaleidoscope of Republican Politics

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.

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
African Americans38%20%13%
Transgender people35%21%8%
Christians2%12%25%
Whites1%16%24%
Gays and Lesbians8%10%3%
Muslims3%3%9%
Women7%5%4%
Hispanics5%3%3%
Men1%6%8%
Asians1%4%4%

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Month and YearTea PartyRepublican Party
February 201026%41%
May 201033%37%
September 201030%39%
October 201031%36%
February 201137%30%
May 201141%30%
October 201140%36%
February 201240%31%
May 201233%44%
October 201232%34%
February 201338%35%
June 201335%40%
October 201334%43%
February 201436%42%
June 201442%38%
October 201437%43%
February 201533%47%
June 201530%47%
November 201531%44%
February 201623%49%
June 201626%46%
October 201631%41%
February 201727%50%
June 201729%44%
October 201729%43%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much influence59%31%12%
Too little influence11%15%44%
The right amount of influence10%26%26%
Don't know19%28%17%

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 PodcastsSpotify,  and Stitcher.

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