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New York Times, Oct. 26: "Stacey Abrams, a Daughter of the South, Asks Georgia to Change"
Washington Post: "In Deep Red Tennessee, Republicans are anxious about the U.S. Senate race"
Washington Post: "Trump ties, Supreme Court fight, loom over North Dakota race"
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