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Dems lead in critical Senate midterm races: Alaska, Texas and Maine
NewsNation's Alex Caprariello breaks down the latest polling from Decision Desk HQ, which has shifted key battleground states such as Texas, Alaska and Maine to 'leaning Democrat' instead of a toss-up. DDHQ has predicted that Democrats have a 56% chance of taking control of the Senate in Tuesday's m
The Hill
What the coverage shows
CBS News frames the story around Gina Hinojosa’s appeal to Hispanic men in Texas and, in a separate piece, around Democrats’ expectation of a “Hispanic hurricane” in midterms. The Hill does not focus on that pitch at all; its extract instead uses Texas as one example in a broader polling update on Senate races, alongside Alaska and Maine.
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