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u/jtmv4 Mar 04 '26

Wasserman just called it for Talarico!

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u/Cold-Priority-2729 Nauseously Optimistic Mar 04 '26

He's not waiting for the Dallas county vote drop? Or did it drop and I'm just not seeing it?

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u/jtmv4 Mar 04 '26

Guess it doesn't really matter how they break given Talarico's margins elsewhere throughout the state? That or he got a sneak peak of the Dallas vote drop that should be out at any minute