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Trump Makes Two Texas Stops as a Republican Stronghold Requires Extra Attention
· New York time
President Trump held two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday, a week before the midterm elections, as Republicans worked to keep Democrats from winning in the state. The stops came amid a closely watched contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. A presidential visit brings attention and campaign energy, and two stops in one day make the amount of attention difficult to miss. The schedule also says something about the race's importance: a state long associated with Republican strength is receiving the kind of late attention campaigns reserve for contests they cannot afford to ignore. For the campaigns, rallies are opportunities to motivate supporters and put a message before a larger audience. For voters, they are part of a final crowded week of appeals, appearances and competing claims about what the election will mean. The arithmetic of the itinerary is simple. One president, two rallies and very little time left before voting ends. Whether that produces the desired result remains for voters to decide. In the meantime, the campaign has demonstrated that a stronghold can still demand an unusually vigorous maintenance schedule. Texas has not changed its size for the occasion, so the presidential calendar must do the stretching instead.
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