What podcasts say about James Henson
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What James Henson has said on podcasts
23 statements · 10 positive · 10 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral
Democrats are highly unlikely to take control of Texas statewide.
“If you think that somehow the ground is going to shift and Democrats are going to run the state, I think that's highly unlikely.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 3:09
Texas is more politically competitive this cycle.
“But the state is undoubtedly more competitive.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 3:16
Democrats in Texas are benefiting from the current political environment.
“Democrats in Texas are definitely benefiting from the favorable environment.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 3:53
James Tallarico led seven of the last eight nonpartisan statewide polls.
“Tallarico has led in, I think, seven of the last eight reasonably nonpartisan statewide polls.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 4:59
The latest poll is an outlier in the Texas governor’s race.
“As of this moment, that poll is an outlier in that governor's race.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 6:26
The governor’s poll may prove an outlier, though the race could be tightening.
“I think there's a chance that that's going to look like an outlier, but the race could be tightening.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 8:25
Some Texas Latino voters have weak affiliations and shift between parties.
“there is a band of Latino voters in Texas that have fairly weak party affiliations, but still... show up to vote, and they move back and forth.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 10:19
Republicans mainly risk voters skipping the top of the ballot rather than switching parties.
“the biggest Republican concern is a real one is less migration or party switching than it is that people sit out at the top of the Republicans sit out at the top of the ballot.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 11:14
Texas voters’ leading economic concerns include goods, housing, healthcare, and fuel costs.
“the top four have rotated, but they've been about the same for about the last year and a half, really almost two years now, going back to the 2024 election environment. And that is the cost of everyday goods and services, the cost of housing. health care costs, and now since the war, the cost of prices in fuel.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 21:22
Negative attacks may motivate suburban Republicans to vote for Paxton.
“This is a way to scare them into voting.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 30:17
Tallarico polls strongly among independents and has consolidated Democrats.
“Tallarico has been polling very well among independents and has locked up his base vote”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 30:58
Ninety to ninety-five percent of Democrats support Tallarico in trial ballots.
“we're seeing in the trial ballots, 90 to 95 percent of Democrats saying they're going to vote for Tallarico.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 31:12
Republican attacks need only improve Paxton’s position by a few points.
“I think they probably only have to accomplish a few points to get PAX at least a bit back in the game.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 32:01
Texas Democrats cannot realistically outspend Republicans.
“you can't really outspend them anyway if you're a Democrat in Texas.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 37:17
Economic concerns dominate Texas polling.
“economic concerns are swamping everything in the polling.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 39:02
Economic dissatisfaction creates an opportunity for Texas Democrats.
“that is an opening for Democrats.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 40:19
Repeated unfulfilled property-tax relief promises erode Republican credibility.
“it erodes the credibility over time.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 44:08
Trump’s Texas Latino approval and favorability are returning toward 2020–2022 levels.
“we're seeing those numbers go back to roughly 2020, 2022 levels”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 47:21
Republicans winning three of five targeted districts is the safest forecast.
“Republicans winning three of five, of those is probably the safest bet.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 49:56
Democrats will not win the Texas statehouse.
“No.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 50:31
Democrats are likely to gain Texas statehouse seats.
“I think the Democrats are likely to gain seats in the statehouse”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 51:42
Republicans are unlikely to lose the Texas House absent an exceptionally large wave.
“I've not met anybody that really thinks that Republicans will lose the House unless they get caught really sleeping or... You know, that wave is just so big.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 52:04
Texas’s political environment is unusually unstable and difficult to predict.
“I think it's just a very unstable environment right now. And it's difficult to predict because the polling is also close.”
Open the episode · Is This Time Different In Texas?Listen at 55:49
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