James Henson

Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin

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Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Austin and Director of its Texas Politics Project

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Democrats and Republicans are voting today in Ohio and Texas, but the stakes are highest for  Barack Obama  and  Hillary Clinton .

Obama and Clinton Face Off in Ohio and Texas

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