September 25, 2024
Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn’t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan’s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.
Some references from the podcast:
Jim Henson had a memory lapse about the name of the new progressive news website during podcast: it is The Barbed Wire.
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| Q8C | Approve | Disapprove | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2021 | 22% | 18% | 60% |
| Mar. 2021 | 19% | 21% | 60% |
| Apr. 2021 | 20% | 22% | 57% |
| June 2021 | 20% | 27% | 53% |
| Aug. 2021 | 23% | 32% | 45% |
| Oct. 2022 | 21% | 27% | 52% |
| Dec. 2022 | 24% | 24% | 51% |
| Feb. 2023 | 21% | 25% | 53% |
| Apr. 2023 | 26% | 24% | 48% |
| June 2023 | 22% | 29% | 50% |
| Aug. 2023 | 20% | 31% | 49% |
| Oct. 2023 | 22% | 31% | 46% |
| Dec. 2023 | 22% | 31% | 47% |
| Feb. 2024 | 26% | 29% | 44% |
| Apr. 2024 | 27% | 30% | 42% |
| June 2024 | 24% | 30% | 47% |
| Aug. 2024 | 21% | 27% | 52% |
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| Q8C | Approve | Disapprove | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2021 | 34% | 6% | 59% |
| Mar. 2021 | 29% | 7% | 63% |
| Apr. 2021 | 33% | 8% | 58% |
| June 2021 | 32% | 13% | 55% |
| Aug. 2021 | 41% | 10% | 48% |
| Oct. 2022 | 36% | 8% | 57% |
| Dec. 2022 | 38% | 11% | 51% |
| Feb. 2023 | 35% | 9% | 56% |
| Apr. 2023 | 40% | 10% | 50% |
| June 2023 | 29% | 23% | 47% |
| Aug. 2023 | 28% | 19% | 52% |
| Oct. 2023 | 26% | 25% | 50% |
| Dec. 2023 | 26% | 24% | 49% |
| Feb. 2024 | 30% | 24% | 46% |
| Apr. 2024 | 32% | 24% | 45% |
| June 2024 | 29% | 24% | 47% |
| Aug. 2024 | 27% | 21% | 52% |
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| Q8C | Approve | Disapprove | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2021 | 36% | 5% | 60% |
| Mar. 2021 | 33% | 9% | 59% |
| Apr. 2021 | 34% | 9% | 56% |
| June 2021 | 33% | 14% | 53% |
| Aug. 2021 | 41% | 12% | 48% |
| Oct. 2022 | 32% | 9% | 58% |
| Dec. 2022 | 36% | 12% | 52% |
| Feb. 2023 | 32% | 14% | 54% |
| Apr. 2023 | 38% | 11% | 51% |
| June 2023 | 26% | 26% | 49% |
| Aug. 2023 | 28% | 20% | 51% |
| Oct. 2023 | 27% | 28% | 46% |
| Dec. 2023 | 26% | 27% | 48% |
| Feb. 2024 | 30% | 26% | 44% |
| Apr. 2024 | 31% | 25% | 45% |
| June 2024 | 29% | 26% | 45% |
| Aug. 2024 | 29% | 21% | 50% |
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| category | Total |
|---|---|
| A lot | 14% |
| Some | 29% |
| Not very much | 32% |
| Nothing at all | 25% |
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| Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lot | 16% | 7% | 13% |
| Some | 27% | 26% | 32% |
| Not very much | 34% | 31% | 32% |
| Nothing at all | 23% | 36% | 23% |
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.