For this week’s version of our nonscientific survey of political and government insiders in Texas, we asked about Rick Perry’s chances — before and after “Oops.”
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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: Oops, Before and After
Rick Perry’s “oops” moment was costly in our survey of political and government insiders, and we also took soundings on third-party candidates, court-drawn political maps, and the strength of the Tea Party.
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Inside Intelligence: The Big Issue Facing Texas Is…
In our nonscientific survey of the state’s governmental and political insiders, we asked about big problems, immigration, the death penalty, public education and whether Texans would vote for a Mormon if they agreed with that candidate on issues.
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Inside, Outside: Grading the Governor
The new UT/Texas Tribune poll found Texans in a lukewarm mood about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid, but the Inside Intelligence survey has found Texas insiders edging into downright cranky territory in their assessments of the governor.
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Inside Intelligence: On the Issues
The insiders answered questions from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll for the second week in a row, this time on the death penalty, education, top issues facing Texas, and whether the people they know would vote for a Mormon candidate with whom they agree on issues.
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Inside, Outside: Damning with Faint Praise
If the October 2011 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll captured Texans in a lukewarm mood about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid, the Texas Tribune/Texas Weekly Inside Intelligence survey found Texas insiders edging into downright cranky territory in their assessments of the governor.
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Inside Intelligence: Perry’s Grades Are…
In this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we stuck with the presidential race and the governor, asking for their impressions of Gov. Rick Perry and how his candidacy reflects on the state.
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Inside Intelligence: Perry’s Report Card
We stuck with the presidential race and the governor in this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, asking for their impressions of Gov. Rick Perry and how his candidacy reflects on the state.
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Inside Intelligence: Candidate Perry is Performing…
For our latest nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the governor’s performance as a presidential candidate and checked to see who they think the Republicans will nominate for its top two offices next year.
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Inside Intelligence: Presidential Report Card
Our insiders are watching their governor closely, and half of the people who’ve been watching him the longest — and professionally, at that — say he’s not doing as well in the presidential campaign as they expected. That said, they’re not writing him off.