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Red, White & Royal Blue author celebrates Texas midterm results with a very familiar ‘binder’

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The IndependentRed, White & Royal Blue author celebrates Texas midterm results with a very familiar ‘binder’
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Casey McQuiston's 2019 novel imagined a fictional Texas victory helping America's first female president win a second term

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