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AUSTIN (AP) \u2014 Former President Barack Obama met with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico Tuesday in Texas, putting his support behind a campaign that Democrats see as a shot, if a long one, for the party to win statewide in the reliably conservative state.<\/p>\n

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Obama lunched with Talarico and Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the nominee running to unseat Texas\u2019 Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, at a taco shop in Austin. The visit was meant to give the candidates a boost from one of the more liked figures in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

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The former president first mentioned Talarico months ago on a podcast, saying he was \u201cterrific, really talented young man,\u201d and he also called Hinojosa in March to congratulate her on the campaign, she said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

Talarico\u2019s campaign has garnered national attention with his progressive, Christian platform. He will face either Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton or the incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who are are battling it out in a Republican primary runoff election on May 26.<\/p>\n

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