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Attorney General Todd Blanche

Rep. Jason Crow , Democrat of Colorado

Anthony Salvanto , CBS News executive director of elections and surveys

Sen. Thom Tillis , Republican of North Carolina

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa

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MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: With control of Congress on the line, closing arguments from Republicans and Democrats are coming into focus with just days to go until the midterm elections.

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DONALD TRUMP (President of the United States): We're going to crush the radical left Democrats all across the country.…