Why some Republicans are getting worried about Texas

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  Good morning.

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  On today's show, why some Republicans are getting worried

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  about how deep-red Texas might play out in next month's midterms.

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  We're going to do it on a Thursday, we're going to do it at 1:00,

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  and it's going to be soldiers with rifles executing the firing squad.

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  It's Friday, October 9th.

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  I'm Yasmin Khan.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  President Trump entered into campaign mode this week with a visit to Texas,

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  a traditionally deep-red state that has some GOP strategists increasingly concerned.

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  The last time the radical Democrats had power, they tried everything they could to punish and demolish this incredible state.

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  A state that we all built together, we...

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  You are having the greatest years in history in Texas by far.

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  There's never been anything like it.

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  The most closely watched race is for a Senate seat.

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  Scandal-plagued State Attorney General Ken Paxton is up against Democratic State Lawmaker James Talarico.

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  But Trump's visit came at an awkward moment in the campaign.

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  It was Trump's endorsement that helped Paxton dislodge longtime Republican Senator John Cornyn in the primaries back in May.

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