Is 2026 the Perfect Storm for Texas Democrats?
We’re back with our second members-only podcast episode, y’all! This is for everyone wondering what the heck the outcome of the midterm elections in Texas is going to be. Become a member now to hear the entire conversation by visiting austin.citycast.fm/join.
Jim Henson, co-director of the Texas Politics Project and cohost of the Second Reading Podcast, joins host Miles Bloxson to explain whether we can trust the polls. Later, Blaise Gainey, KUT's Texas Capitol Reporter, and Jason Villalba, a former Republican State Representative and CEO of the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation, discuss whether the political tides are actually turning in Democrats' favor or if the apparent momentum is all an illusion.
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