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 | 32 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

"
Yet, he was elected to the Texas legislature.

#17 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2026-03-17 10:12 PM | FLAG: "

In a blue district. Running for Senator his appeal needs to be far more broad.

#18 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-17 11:28 PM

@#18 ... In a blue district. Running for Senator his appeal needs to be far more broad. ...

I do not disagree.

But allow me to ask, how have Democrats been doing in Red districts in the recent special elections?

Found this ...

Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office
www.politico.com

... Democrats have flipped 28 Republican-held seats in state legislatures across the country over the past 14 months, a sign that the GOP is indeed at risk of losing control of the House, and maybe even the Senate, in the midterms.

Democratic wins have come even in deep red states, including Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi, and often by margins that make Republican leaders uneasy.

"I'm ringing the alarm bell," said Brendan Steinhauser, a Texas GOP consultant who has run campaigns for Republicans in the state, including Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Dan Crenshaw. ...

While I have no current opinions about the results of November 2026, I do note that the GOP seems to be quite concerned.

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 11:35 PM

Talarico is no Beto. Hi is something more substantive and in step with our culture.

#20 | Posted by Moder8 at 2026-03-17 11:37 PM

@#20 ... something more substantive and in step with our culture. ...

While I may agree.

Ultimately, it is up to the great people of Texas to decide.

#21 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 11:45 PM

Now, it's this faux Christian clown

BELLRINGER

Former middle school teacher who's currently attending seminary is a "faux Christian."

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!

#22 | Posted by americanunity at 2026-03-17 11:57 PM

Yet, he was elected to the Texas legislature.

#17 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2026-03-17 10:12 PM | FLAG: "

In a blue district. Running for Senator his appeal needs to be far more broad.

Posted by BellRinger

He flipped the TX house district he ran in in 2018. TX gerrymandered that district away, so he ran in a redrawn district.

He's a really decent human being. Out of college:

In 2011, Talarico joined Teach For America, teaching sixth-grade English language arts at Rhodes Middle School on the west side of San Antonio. After two years of teaching, he became the Central Texas executive director for Reasoning Mind, a Texas nonprofit focusing on bringing technology to low-income classrooms.

#23 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-18 12:06 AM

@#22 ... Former middle school teacher who's currently attending seminary is a "faux Christian." ...

Found this ...

Early life and education
en.wikipedia.org

... Talarico earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin,[10] where he organized students for tuition relief.[11]

He later earned a Master of Education degree in education policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[12]

While a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Talarico earned his Master of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.[13][4][14] ...

#24 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-18 12:09 AM

Wish Talarico the best, love to see him in the Senate speaking his truth, our truth, day after day...Even if Trump goes away, Trumpism, the march of America fascism won't go away anytime soon, and there is no cure for capitalism, where the few own it all...

#25 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-18 07:09 AM

#25 is NW

Here's JT on accusations by the far right that he's promoting some sort of, "progressive Christianity":

www.youtube.com

yt short, about a minute

#26 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-18 12:24 PM

Hopefully Ro Khanna endorses him.

#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-18 12:51 PM

200+ years of two parties ruling the US.

Our deficits are better than theirs.
Our wars are more peaceful than theirs.
Our tax breaks for the rich aren't as bad as theirs.
Our billionaires are poorer than theirs.

#28 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-03-18 01:10 PM

"James Talarico is going to BAN BBQ"

A real political attack going on in Texas right now.

#29 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-03-19 10:21 AM

and he had to respond with a picture of himself eating beef rib.

#30 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-03-19 10:21 AM

"James Talarico is going to BAN BBQ"

A real political attack going on in Texas right now.

#29 | Posted by sitzkrieg

..dishonest people post this and don't tell the whole story.
so let's see the whole story...

in an interview talarico says that reducing meat consumption is necessary to fight

climate.

"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"

James Talarico.

--so the "christian" who advocates for the slaughter of innocent life in the womb is telling you

what he thinks about the cattle industry IN TEXAS>...........BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Not only is he a creep with a fetish for trans kids..he' a f---ing moron.

#31 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 04:22 PM

---we now know that if there is a bill that's anti Texas cattle .....senator ( God forbid )

Talarico will vote with eastern and western leftist nut bags and against Texas Cattlemen.....

--and that's already been "shouted" about for all to hear.

#32 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 07:54 PM

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