He runs against Rep. Colin Allred in the primary and calls himself the underdog, which polls verify at this point.
Talarico, a state representative from Austin, entered the primary in September. At his rally, Talarico criticized the national Democratic Party, saying it doesn’t fight back hard enough.
“I’m a proud Texas Democrat, but I already have a religion, and I already have a sports team. The reason I’m a part of this political party is because it is a vehicle to organize working people, win elections, and make people’s lives better. If the Democratic Party is not doing that, which hasn’t done that during the past few election cycles, then we have to share hard truths. We have to be honest,” Talarico said. . . . .
“When asked if that would hurt politically, Talarico said, “It might ruffle some feathers, it might anger the powers that be. But we desperately need a senator who’s going to fight for 30 million Texans who live here, and not for DC party bosses.”
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico blasted billionaires’ influence on policy and society during a campaign Qstop in Fort Worth. His campaign said more than 1,200 people attended the event.
Politico reports on fund raising. . . In the Democratic Texas Senate primary, state Rep. James Talarico’s campaign said he raised $6.2 million in just the first three weeks after launching in early September. That’s more than the $4.1 million that former Rep. Colin Allred, last year’s nominee, raised over the quarter. On the Republican side, Sen. John Cornyn’s campaign said he raised $3.36 million over the quarter between his campaign and joint fundraising committee; challenger Ken Paxton has yet to release numbers.
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