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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence is the insider’s poll historically featured in Texas Weekly, our former political newsletter. It’s a survey of political, lobby, and government insiders on issues of the day. These days, you can find it in our new insiders’ newsletter, The Blast.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Political Odds…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked who’s likely to get beat in this year’s elections, who would replace the lieutenant governor if he leaves, and whether the speaker of the House is safe.
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Inside Out: The Insiders vs. the Voters
On many issues, the insiders we survey every week are very different from the voters we surveyed for the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll in February. But sometimes, they sing in harmony.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Political Plans…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of our political and governmental insiders, we asked who would win a fantasy matchup between Rick Perry and Greg Abbott, whether there will be a runoff in the Senate race, and who’ll be the next Railroad Commissioner.
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Inside Intelligence: Battles of the Titans
This week, we asked the insiders what would happen if two of the Texas GOP’s stars collided in a 2014 race for governor.
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Inside Intelligence: About Maps and Gays and the Rich…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked about independent redistricting commissions, same-sex unions and the wealthy.
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Inside Intelligence: Maps, Gays, and the Rich
We asked the insiders some questions that were also in the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll this week, seeking their opinions on redistricting commissions, gay marriage and the wealthy among us.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Top Races…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the outcomes of the GOP’s presidential and Senate primaries in Texas, the influence of the Tea Party and whether Texans will vote for a Mormon candidate for president.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Third Parties…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about third-party groups in the primaries — both the ideological and trade types — and whether they have much influence in elections.
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Inside Intelligence: Third Parties Calling
We asked the insiders about who’s influential in the primaries, which kinds of third-party groups have the most influence, and what kinds of Republicans will be in vogue with voters this year.