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LA Times columnist, covering politics from out West. Cat on a tin roof. Dogs in a pile. California uber alles.
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Mark Z. Barabak covers state and national politics for the Los Angeles Times, based in San Francisco. A reporter for more than 35 years, Barabak has covered campaigns and elections in 49 of the 50 states, including all or part of 10 presidential campaigns and dozens of mayoral, gubernatorial and U.S. Senate contests. He also reported from the White House and Capitol Hill during the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations.

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Barabak: The worst, most vile candidate in Texas isn't who you might think

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By Mark Barabak Verified
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In the second week of the college football season, in a clash of titans, the University of Texas scored 21 unanswered points to surge past Ohio State in the fourth quarter and win, 24-23. The comeback, Gov. Greg Abbott decreed, was the greatest home victory in more than 130 years of Longhorn football. A screen grab of one celebratory moment showed a group of students ecstatic beyond belief. They were clad in the university's signature burnt orange. Two wore cowboy hats.
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The worst, most vile candidate in Texas isn’t who you might think

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By Mark Barabak Verified
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20 hours ago A new Texas Pulse poll shows the Democrat widening his lead over the Republican in the Texas Senate race, with Election Day more than a month away. Published Sept. 17, the ReconMR/Texas Pulse poll showed that Democrat James Talarico's lead has grown to 6 points — outside the poll's margin of error — …
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As Newsom winds down in California, things heat up in Nevada

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By Mark Barabak Verified
| Las Vegas Sun Verified
There are many states in America where a governor shares the ticket with his or her running mate. Nevada is not one of them. That, however, is but a small detail. Joe Lombardo, Nevada's Republican governor, is seeking election to his second term. His chief opponent is Aaron Ford, Nevada's Democratic attorney general.
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