Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at results from the recently released University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll that illustrate starkly different yet widespread concerns about problems with voting and elections, and a serious lack of trust in the outcome of the presidential election. See below the podcast link for graphics of some of the data they reference in the conversation.
category | Total |
---|---|
Misinformation spread on social media | 62% |
Votes being counted inaccurately | 43% |
People voting who are not eligible | 40% |
Eligible voters prevented from voting | 40% |
Foreign governments election interference | 39% |
People voting multiple times | 38% |
An increase in people voting by mail | 33% |
People not voting due to COVID | 32% |
Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Misinformation spread on social media | 65% | 51% | 61% |
Votes being counted inaccurately | 30% | 43% | 53% |
People voting who are not eligible | 17% | 36% | 60% |
Eligible voters prevented from voting | 56% | 45% | 25% |
Foreign governments election interference | 57% | 34% | 25% |
People voting multiple times | 18% | 34% | 55% |
An increase in people voting by mail | 13% | 31% | 49% |
People not voting due to COVID | 48% | 32% | 18% |
category | Total |
---|---|
Yes | 41% |
No | 14% |
Don't know/Unsure | 46% |
For a first take overview of Texans' attitudes toward elections and voting, see this recent blog post by Henson and Blank.
About the Second Reading podcast. The podcast is produced by the Texas Politics Project, with production support from UT's Liberal Arts Development Studio, since 2016. It was initially distributed as an instructional component for a course in Texas government and politics offered by the government department at UT Austin during summer semesters. These shows were generally hosted by Jim Henson, who designed the UT course, and usually featured Josh Blank, with intermittent in-studio guests. The podcast as graduated from instructional use and is now publicly available via major podcast channels. You can find past episodes and subscribe to the Second Reading podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.