March 7, 2024
In a new Second Reading podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the implications of the results of primary elections in Texas.
Touchstones from the latest Second Reading podcast
Primary election results from Texas Secretary of State and The Texas Tribune
Some polling results mentioned in the podcast
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| Category | The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God. | Don't know. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approve strongly | 16% | 5% | 1% | 7% |
| Approve somewhat | 41% | 34% | 17% | 25% |
| Neither approve nor disapprove | 21% | 18% | 10% | 30% |
| Disapprove somewhat | 9% | 18% | 13% | 16% |
| Disapprove strongly | 5% | 19% | 52% | 8% |
| Don't know | 8% | 6% | 7% | 13% |
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| Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approve strongly | 5% | 3% | 12% |
| Approve somewhat | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| Neither approve nor disapprove | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Disapprove somewhat | 18% | 9% | 8% |
| Disapprove strongly | 24% | 13% | 9% |
| Don't know | 12% | 25% | 20% |
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| Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lot | 15% | 10% | 20% |
| Some | 29% | 45% | 40% |
| Not very much | 35% | 35% | 24% |
| Nothing at all | 21% | 10% | 15% |
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| Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lot | 11% | 8% | 19% |
| Some | 31% | 26% | 34% |
| Not very much | 37% | 42% | 30% |
| Nothing at all | 21% | 24% | 18% |
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| Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lot | 13% | 10% | 13% |
| Some | 25% | 37% | 29% |
| Not very much | 30% | 35% | 37% |
| Nothing at all | 31% | 19% | 21% |
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 Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.