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\n\nIn reliably red Lubbock, Texas, people waited for hours in lines that stretched for blocks to see Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Less than three miles away, a similar scene unfolded for President Donald Trump, as he sought to boost the Republican Senate candidate, state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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\n\nYesterday’s dueling rallies in the city, which has a population of less than 300,000, underscored the high stakes in a Senate race that could see the Republican Party lose its grip on Texas.
\n\nAt Talarico’s rally, Democrats panned the economy, high gas prices and closures of rural hospitals. The Senate candidate called Paxton corrupt and sought to tie him to Elon Musk, who has significant business interests in the state.
\n\nFor Trump and Paxton, the stop in Lubbock was their second of the day, having held an earlier rally in Corpus Christi. At the evening…
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