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Four Congressional Races Will Test the Democratic Resurgence in Texas

By Staff

The Texas Observer | August 27, 2008

In a year where Republican is a four letter word, we explain the vulnerabilities of candidates in four key congressional districts in Texas -- and how the impending elections will provide a litmus test for the strength of Democratic resurgence.

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Tags: Texas, 2008 downballot elections, Congress, Tom DeLay, Ciro Rodriguez, John Culberson, Larry Joe Doherty, Lyle Larson, Michael McCaul, Michael Skelly, Nick Lampson, Pete Olson

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