Texas state rep, former school teacher and Pastor James Talarico wants to run for Texas Senate against Ken Paxton. The article notes that he gets more reach on social media than Bernie, AOC and Buttigieg. He seems uninterested in challenging Abbott.
Texas state rep, former school teacher and Pastor James Talarico wants to run for Texas Senate against Ken Paxton. The article notes that he gets more reach on social media than Bernie, AOC and Buttigieg. He seems uninterested in challenging Abbott.
Exactly, the mirror opposite reason is why he is Texas Democratic strategists top recruit. A corrupt immoral ultraconservative Christian nationalist vs a Progressive Christian school teacher who regularly quotes the Bible. I believe that Democrats must reclaim the language of patriotism and religion. Buttigieg was doing good in this regard in 2020, but he has since stopped talking about religion. America is still the most religious developed nation, maybe after Poland.
I think both would be great candidates, it's like comparing apples to oranges. Allred has has a strong moderate appeal and a record of crossing the aisle while Talarico is a once in a generation politician and can emotionally appeal to people with his Progressive Christianity.
Texas state rep, former school teacher and Pastor James Talarico wants to run for Texas Senate against Ken Paxton. The article notes that he gets more reach on social media than Bernie, AOC and Buttigieg. He seems uninterested in challenging Abbott.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/james-talarico-us-senate-race-20362725.php
Would be a good nominee.
Oh, for sure! Talarico is a mirror opposite of Paxton in so many ways.
I don't know whether any Democrat can win statewide in Texas. But Beto and Allred had their chances. Let someone else take a shot.
Exactly, the mirror opposite reason is why he is Texas Democratic strategists top recruit. A corrupt immoral ultraconservative Christian nationalist vs a Progressive Christian school teacher who regularly quotes the Bible. I believe that Democrats must reclaim the language of patriotism and religion. Buttigieg was doing good in this regard in 2020, but he has since stopped talking about religion. America is still the most religious developed nation, maybe after Poland.
Would he be a stronger candidate than Allred?
I think both would be great candidates, it's like comparing apples to oranges. Allred has has a strong moderate appeal and a record of crossing the aisle while Talarico is a once in a generation politician and can emotionally appeal to people with his Progressive Christianity.
That’s an interesting value proposition Talarico offers.
He has a real agenda to offer Texas Christians as opposed to Clown Ken Paxton.