James Talarico’s Extremism and the Texas Race That Should Not Be Close

The campaign bus rolls through North Texas under a cloudless sky. Inside, James Talarico, the 37-year-old Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, speaks in the measured cadence of a man who once taught middle-school English and now studies to become a Presbyterian minister.

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Part of The 2026 Texas Senate race: James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton

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The RightingLean Left· 6h ago· ran in 2 outlets

James Talarico’s Extremism and the Texas Race That Should Not Be Close

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My High PlainsCenter· 2h ago

United States Senate candidate James Talarico makes campaign stop in Amarillo

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James Talarico’s extremism and the Texas race that should not be close