James Talarico's 'Pronouns or Prices' Speech Goes Viral

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Texas Democrat James Talarico: "What do we think Americans care more about -- culture wars or actual wars. What do you think care about -- pronouns or prices? This is what the people in power always do, they divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by culture, so we don't notice that they are picking our pockets, that they're closing our schools, gutting our health care, raising taxes on all of us while they cut taxes for themselves. It's literally the oldest strategy in the world."

Posted by Corky at 08:30 PM | 17 COMMENTS | permalink

"We're about to flip Texas." From our conversation with James Talarico.

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-- Scott Galloway (@profgalloway.com) Mar 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM

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3 min vid

They might have scrolled a Definition for Rwingers - "Pronouns are words like, "she, they, it"... but otherwise pretty spot on.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-16 05:51 PM

Talarico's quite gifted in articulating the causes of economic struggles for average Americans. Especially when many are working multiple jobs but watch their dollars getting stretched thinner and thinner in real time.

BTW, thanks for the vid on the Trident. Hope it makes the kind of difference the vid producer suggests it might.

#2 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-16 06:12 PM

Talarico is a good person.

He's got good ideals and values.

He speak the truth and in a manner which respects the people he's talking with.

I hope he does well.

If he can win Texas, he will one day make a good president.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-16 06:23 PM

Well said, mi fraterno.

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-16 06:27 PM

Texas Democrat James Talarico, who argues that politicians are distracting voters with culture wars like pronouns and identity politics instead of addressing real economic issues like rising prices and the cost of living.

Same thing the Oneironaut has been saying for 5 years.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-16 07:27 PM

If he can win Texas, he will one day make a good president.

You understand he's ran up the score in targeting White and Latino voters and the data shows that's how he won.

Talirico is a White elitist, surprised you don't know that Clownshack. I'd be leery of these White Elite Democrats also White Media types.

They ------ over a legitimate Black woman candidate, same way they ------ over Bernie in 2015/16.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-16 07:32 PM

Onenut... you are so full of ---- it's amazing you don't Explode.

#7 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-16 07:45 PM

I see that 1Nut is still afraid of, "white devils".

Even ones that promote equality and justice for all, and who attracts all colors to his campaign.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-16 07:54 PM

OneTrumper prefers his white politicians to be covered in orange makeup and raping children.

Trump purged the government of black people, OneTrumper tries to blame Crockett's loss on Talarico ... because Texas Republicans shut the polling stations down early.

Figure that out.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-16 08:01 PM

- Figure that out.

His only purpose here seems to be to troll "Lumpers" with his wit and wisdom.

Which should really only require about 30 seconds a day to deplete.

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-16 08:22 PM

This guy could conceivably beat Paxton because he's a criminal. No way he beats Cornyn.

The left, Dems and MSM (as always, for give the redundancy) thought Wendy Davis was going to be their Texas savior. Then it was Beto. Now, it's this faux Christian clown with all sorts of tweets and video sermons being uncovered that with some targeted ads will likely sink him with Texas voters because he's a kook.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-17 12:31 AM

this guy with a fetish for trans kids has biblical scholars all over the country

calling him out on "book of Thomas" stuff.

I'll take a passel of biblical scholars over one fat broad named corky who thinks

she's one.....

#12 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-17 08:19 PM

They ------ over a legitimate Black woman candidate, same way they ------ over Bernie in 2015/16.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut

BWAAAAAAAAAAA.....good one and historically 100 % accurate no matter

what Yvette has to say about it in # 7

#13 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-17 08:26 PM

It's quite interesting, really.

The effort of the MAGA folk here to try to denigrate TX Rep Talarico.

He must be causing a significant level of angst in the MAGA circles.

Why might that be?

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 08:31 PM

@#3 ... He's got good ideals and values.

He speak the truth and in a manner which respects the people he's talking with. ...

The part of your comment that I agree with a lot is this... the people he's talking with.

As I have noted about Mayor Mamdani in NYC, TX Rep Talarico talks with people, not at them.

And that seems to have MAGA experiencing a meltdown ...

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 08:36 PM

I just saw him say this:

" "I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign... We are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses."

Texas is the brisket capital of the world. The state has ranchers everywhere. I'm sure this will go over like a fart in church.

#16 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-17 09:05 PM

@#16 ... I just saw him say this:

" "I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign... We are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses." ...

wcbm.com

... In the video from 2022, Talarico claims that the world needs to lower their meat consumption to combat the "existential" threat of climate change and touts his progressive move to become a "non-meat" campaign. ...

Yet, he was elected to the Texas legislature.

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 10:12 PM

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