Second Reading Podcast: A race to the middle? A look at the Cruz/Allred race

October 10, 2024
By: 
Texas Politics Project

Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.

Some references from the podcast:

Texas 2024 US. Senate race poll tracker

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FavorableUnfavorableNeither/Don't Know
June 202321%15%64%
Aug. 202320%17%64%
Dec. 202323%16%60%
Feb. 202428%16%56%
Apr. 202436%21%43%
June 202434%24%41%
Aug. 202438%30%32%
Oct. 202438%37%24%

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FavorableUnfavorableNeither/Don't Know
June 202337%6%56%
Aug. 202334%11%56%
Dec. 202342%9%50%
Feb. 202450%7%44%
Apr. 202461%7%31%
June 202463%7%30%
Aug. 202469%7%23%
Oct. 202477%4%19%

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FavorableUnfavorableNeither/Don't Know
June 20234%20%77%
Aug. 20238%20%72%
Dec. 202313%21%66%
Feb. 202414%16%69%
Apr. 20247%31%62%
June 202421%32%46%
Aug. 202430%22%48%
Oct. 202431%41%29%

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SENCRUZApproveDisapproveNeither/Don't Know
Oct. 201544%37%20%
Feb. 201637%42%21%
June 201635%43%22%
Oct. 201635%45%20%
Feb. 201738%39%23%
June 201738%44%18%
Oct. 201738%43%18%
Feb. 201840%41%19%
June 201839%41%20%
Oct. 201847%42%11%
Feb. 201946%41%13%
June 201947%39%14%
Oct. 201946%39%15%
Feb. 202042%44%14%
Apr. 202045%39%15%
June 202046%42%13%
Oct. 202046%42%12%
Feb. 202145%43%12%
Mar. 202143%46%12%
Apr. 202143%48%9%
June 202143%46%11%
Aug. 202142%46%12%
Oct. 202145%46%12%
Feb. 202239%43%18%
Apr. 202243%43%13%
June 202241%45%13%
Aug. 202242%44%13%
Oct. 202243%44%13%
Dec. 202244%44%11%
Feb. 202340%46%13%
Apr. 202345%41%14%
June 202345%42%14%
Aug. 202342%45%13%
Oct. 202345%42%13%
Dec. 202344%41%13%
Feb. 202448%39%13%
Apr. 202449%38%13%
June 202446%42%11%
Aug. 202445%44%12%
Oct. 202445%40%12%

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SENCRUZApproveDisapproveNeither/Don't Know
Oct. 201575%12%14%
Feb. 201665%18%18%
Jun. 201660%21%20%
Oct. 201664%20%16%
Feb. 201767%13%20%
June 201770%13%18%
Oct. 201765%18%17%
Feb. 201882%12%15%
June 201874%9%18%
Oct. 201887%6%6%
Feb. 201983%7%10%
June 201981%7%12%
Oct. 201979%8%13%
Feb. 202080%10%11%
April 202081%6%14%
Jun. 202081%8%11%
Oct. 202085%8%7%
Feb. 202181%9%10%
Mar. 202178%12%10%
Apr. 202180%13%8%
June 202179%10%10%
Aug. 202177%10%13%
Oct. 202182%6%11%
Feb. 202270%12%18%
Apr. 202278%11%11%
June 202275%11%14%
Aug. 202278%11%11%
Oct. 202280%8%11%
Dec.202282%9%8%
Feb. 202378%10%13%
Apr. 202378%11%11%
June 202377%10%13%
Aug. 202375%12%12%
Oct. 202372%12%16%
Dec. 202375%11%14%
Feb. 202478%11%11%
Apr. 202478%8%14%
June 202479%11%11%
Aug. 202478%10%13%
Oct. 202476%9%12%

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SENCRUZApproveDisapproveNeither/Don't Know
Oct. 201534%40%26%
Feb. 201625%48%26%
June 201623%51%26%
Oct. 201627%49%23%
Feb. 201720%53%27%
June 201731%48%20%
Oct. 201737%38%25%
Feb. 201830%40%30%
June 201817%43%39%
Oct. 201826%47%27%
Feb. 201925%45%30%
June 201938%34%28%
Oct. 201930%50%20%
Feb. 202029%40%32%
Apr. 202029%42%29%
June 202037%38%24%
Oct. 202025%56%21%
Feb. 202132%37%32%
Mar. 202127%49%24%
Apr. 202133%52%16%
June 202133%49%17%
Aug. 202135%50%15%
Oct. 202127%57%15%
Feb. 202229%49%23%
Apr. 202224%46%29%
June 202222%51%27%
Aug. 202231%49%20%
Oct. 202228%46%26%
Dec. 202229%49%22%
Feb. 202329%55%16%
Apr. 202322%49%28%
June 202334%44%22%
Aug. 202327%57%17%
Oct. 202336%56%9%
Dec. 202328%46%26%
Feb. 202430%46%23%
Apr. 202433%43%22%
June 202425%51%24%
Aug. 202429%52%19%
Oct. 202415%61%24%

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.

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Keywords: 2024 election, ted cruz, colin allred