Democrats say that Joe Biden’s populist message can win back voters in America’s heartland, narrowing the president’s big 2016 margins among rural residents.
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For three decades, Texas has been reliably red, but the state is undergoing significant changes. Whichever way it goes in November, there’s no question that President Trump is a problem for Republicans in the Lone Star State.
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