Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin
Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Austin and Director of its Texas Politics Project
PROFILE
James Henson
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FROM James Henson
To the Point
Obama and Clinton Face Off in Ohio and Texas Democrats and Republicans are voting today in Ohio and Texas, but the stakes are highest for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton . With Obama now considered the front-runner, Clinton has been on the attack and press coverage has been more negative toward Obama. One question that's troubling reporters is how to deal with blogs and emails about Obama's religion and how childhood years in a Muslim country might shape his views about Israel. Another big question in both states is how long will it take to find out the results?
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