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Source #2479

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TitleTexas Monthly reporting on Nix speech
Original URLhttps://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/cambridge-analytica-helped-ted-cruz-win-iowa-now-may-haunt-reelection/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2016-09-01
EntityAlexander Nix
Captured2026-04-08T01:37:59.500Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-08T01:37:59.500Z UTC
SHA-2568e411c7e5564eacec00df1f8e4b37a98d7194ca46ba33d6a5a7914c11e764fe6
Content length74 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Alexander Nix took credit for Cruz's Iowa victory in September 2016 speech

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