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Washington bureau chief David Smith reports from Texas, where the Democrats are hopeful of a stunning victory that could also signal a much wider defeat for Trump in the midterms. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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This is The Guardian. overseas transfers, don't be fooled. Extra costs often hide in bloated exchange rates. Choose Wyze. You can send, spend and receive money in over 40 currencies. Count on the exchange rates that you'd usually see on Google. That's how millions save billions on hidden fees.
Be smart. Get Wyze. Visit wyze.com. Tease and Sees apply. Everything's big in Texas. It's practically the state slogan. Big in size, big in attitude, big on old-fashioned American values. Texas has given us barbecue culture, cowboys, and two presidents called George Bush. It's been red for decades. If Republicans lose here,
It's a big, big deal. And yet this week, Trump has had to make his fifth campaign visit crisscrossing the state, rallying his base for the midterms. On election night, Texas is going to prove that America does not belong to those who
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