INTRO: The South could decide who gains control of Congress as Democrats show rare and competitive leads in legislative races in Southern states like Texas and Georgia. Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock tells N-B-C’s “Meet the Press” he is worried that Democrats are missing the chance to “invest” in the South.
ACK: Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia
***MANDATORY CREDIT NBC’S MEET THE PRESS***
TAG: The U.S. Senate race in Texas between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is a tight race with a recent Fox News poll indicating that Talarico holds a two-percentage-point lead among likely voters.
KEYWORD: Election, Politics



