US midterms: Could Senate candidate James Talarico turn Texas blue?

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Nov 2, 2026
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They've come to listen to him religiously.
James Tallarico is an outspoken Christian
who borrows the language of evangelical pastors.
This election reminds me of that story in the Bible.
With more than 2 million TikTok followers, he's also won over
young voters who call themselves Tallaricos, his biggest fans.
He's done a really great job of talking to young people.
I'm 18 and I'm like, I see him all over my Instagram and stuff.
And just him, like, saying, like...
On stage, a former Republican lawmaker has come out
to support him.
Texas hasn't had a Democratic senator in over 30 years,
but this time his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton,
has been weakened by a series of scandals.
Republicans, just as well as Democrats,
know that there is no place in Texas for guys like Ken Paxton.
That's why these two parties that don't seem
to agree on anything these days
came together to impeach the most corrupt politician in our state.
I was there.
It's a message that's making waves.
In the crowd, some who chose Trump are ready to vote blue.
When your own party impeaches you, that's a red flag.
I've been a Republican all my life, okay?
I believe in states' rights.
I believe the generic Republican...
platform. The way that this thing kind of drifted
or fell to the right, I can't go.
We meet Gene again at home.
This is basically a summary of my service.
This veteran and devout
Christian says Trump broke his word by deploying troops
to the Persian Gulf for months. This time
he became the center of everything that he's done,
and that's not good for America. It's not
It's not the America I grew up in.
It's not the America I served for.
Even so, voting Democrat was a difficult decision.
In my mind, the Democrats that have always been so progressive,
so liberal, so socialist, I can't do that.
But Mr. Tallarico, yes,
he still has his Democratic background and beliefs and everything,
but he's moved toward the center
so that I think he can appeal to both sides of the fence.
Jean says he will still vote for some Republicans in local races.
