Talarico tries to backtrack past comments: Byron York
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is attempting to distance himself from past comments as the race narrows to a two-man contest. Political correspondent Byron York noted that Talarico's campaign is trying to mitigate the impact of his previous remarks, particularly those related to gender. Republicans have leveraged these comments to portray Talarico as a progressive candidate.
- ▪James Talarico is the Texas Democratic Senate nominee.
- ▪Byron York stated that Talarico is trying to backtrack on his past comments.
- ▪Talarico has faced criticism for his remarks on gender, including claims about nonbinary identities.
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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is attempting to “undo” his previous remarks since the election became a two-man race following Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton winning the Republican primary. “What [Talarico] has been doing now that the race has gone down to a two-man race is trying to undo and backtrack from some of the worst things he said during the woke era,” York said Thursday on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle.
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