Whole Hog Politics: A cringeworthy opening for Texas Senate general
The same woke sensibilities that made Talarico, an Austin lawmaker, a darling to the progressives in the state Democratic Party are now a serious drag on his pitch to persuadable Texans who are bound to be suspicious about the masked man in those videos talking about a nonbinary God and a meatless statehouse campaign. No sooner had the Texas Republicans finished the final lap of their demolition derby of a primary in Tuesday’s runoff, Talarico was out of the gate to lament his “cringey” past comments. “There are some statements that I’ve made that I certainly regret,” he told CBS News.
- ▪The same woke sensibilities that made Talarico, an Austin lawmaker, a darling to the progressives in the state Democratic Party are now a serious drag on his pitch to persuadable Texans who are bound to be suspicious about the masked man in
- ▪No sooner had the Texas Republicans finished the final lap of their demolition derby of a primary in Tuesday’s runoff, Talarico was out of the gate to lament his “cringey” past comments.
- ▪“There are some statements that I’ve made that I certainly regret,” he told CBS News.
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Whole Hog Politics Whole Hog Politics: A cringeworthy opening for Texas Senate general Comments: by Chris Stirewalt - 05/29/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Chris Stirewalt - 05/29/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING James Talarico seems to know what he needs to do in order to keep the Senate race in Texas competitive in the long, hot summer. The question is whether Ken Paxton does. The same woke sensibilities that made Talarico, an Austin lawmaker, a darling to the progressives in the state Democratic Party are now a serious drag on his pitch to persuadable Texans who are bound to be suspicious about the masked man in those videos talking about a nonbinary God and a meatless statehouse campaign.
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