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James Talarico has Democrats dreaming big after decades of dashed hopes in Texas

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By Jeff Zeleny, Patrick Svitek, CNN Fort Worth, Texas (CNN) — Democrats have been dreaming big in Texas for decades, awash in optimism that this could finally be the year to win a US Senate seat. For the first time, lifelong Republican Pete Nodecker is joining them, planning to cast his ballot for J…

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    By Jeff Zeleny, Patrick Svitek, CNN Fort Worth, Texas (CNN) — Democrats have been dreaming big in Texas for decades, awash in optimism that this could finally be the year to win a US Senate seat. For the first time, lifelong Republican Pete Nodecker is joining them, planning to cast his ballot for J…

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