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How to read the tea leaves as early voting totals in the Texas election trickle in

Counties are reporting record-breaking early voting participation. But that information alone isn’t necessarily useful in interpreting who will win.

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 4:14 PM

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The Texas Tribune· Oct 20, 4:14 PMHow to read the tea leaves as early voting totals in the Texas election trickle in

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Trump Pushes $400M to GOP in Midterms as Bloomberg Drops $80M For DemocratsThe president said he was spending the money because he believed in the GOP amid turbulent polling ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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