None of the top Democrats seeking the presidential nomination would beat President Donald Trump in Texas in an election held today — and neither would either of the Texas candidates in that race, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s rivals are unknown even to most Democratic voters
One part of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s 2020 reelection campaign is going his way right now: According to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, his potential challengers are unknown, even to their own Democratic primary voters. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »
Texas voters evenly split on impeachment of Donald Trump, UT/TT Poll finds
Not quite half of Texas registered voters agree that “Congress is justified in conducting impeachment investigations into actions Donald Trump has taken while president,” according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Almost as many — 42% — disagree with that statement. Republican and Democratic voters are predictably partisan […] Read more »
Texas-Sized Opportunities, Part 3B: Is Texas a purple state now?
Is Texas a purple state now, and if not, how soon will it be? Continuing this series investigating the Lone Star State’s evolving partisanship, in this post I consider whether Texas could be competitive in the 2020 presidential election—and what, specifically, we might expect in terms of the impact of […] Read more »
Latest Polls Of Iowa And Texas Voters
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Ann Selzer, a pollster in Iowa, and Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune, about how people in Iowa and Texas are responding to the politics in Washington. Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR News Read more »
Texas Voters Support Climate Action
Ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in Houston, Texas, a new survey finds Texas voters support a broad array of policies to address climate impacts and shift the state from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and they want their elected officials to support those policies as well. CONT. – […] Read more »