He also seems to grok that Dems are nowhere near perfect either, but better than the only other choice in the reality of a two-party system.

"Talarico Unveils Bold Vision in Lockhart"

'And Then There's Ken Paxton ... ': Talarico Delivers Brutal Takedown as Texas Crowd Cheers

Jul 29, 2026

"Texas Senate candidate James Talarico rallied supporters in Lockhart, saying he is building a movement to "take back" Texas and the country. Talarico attacked opponent Ken Paxton over corruption allegations, his record, and his leadership, while promising a people-powered campaign focused on affordability, service, and political reform."

0:00 Talarico Kicks Off Lockhart Rally
0:34 "Building A Movement To Take Back Texas"
1:43 Talarico's People-Powered Campaign Message
2:13 The Meaning Of Service And Leadership
4:31 Story Of A Teacher And Student Struggles
6:40 Talarico Takes Aim At Ken Paxton
7:03 "Ken Paxton Has A Criminal Record"
7:58 Talarico Targets Paxton's Wealth And Homes
8:58 "Trickle Down Economics Is Theft"
9:40 Talarico Blames Corruption For Affordability Crisis
11:34 "Ken Paxton Has Been Selling Us Out"
12:18 Talarico Announces Anti-Corruption Agenda
13:50 "We Are Getting Screwed"
15:00 Talarico's Final Message To Supporters

"And I can't tell you the number of people who come up to me at the end of these events and whisper some version of, "I'm not a Democrat." like they're in the witness protection program.

I can't tell you the number of young people who've been showing up saying it's the first political event they've ever attended. That is how we change the politics of this state."

"For 50 years, billionaire mega donors have been buying politicians like Ken Paxton. And then those politicians turn around and rig the rules of the economy in favor of those billionaires at our expense.

They have been stealing stealing from the American people with with bribes, with bailouts, with billionaire tax breaks.

They they have been selling us a lie that the best way to motivate the people at the top is to give them more of our money.

Trickle down economics is not a theory. It is theft.

They have been stealing the wealth that we all created."

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This is actually a great speech all around, one of the best I remember since Jesse Jackson in Austin in the '80's.

"We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis.

We don't have a government of, by, and for the people. Things would be different if we did.

We have a government of, by, and for the billionaires."

"We are getting screwed.

Whether you're a a little more conservative or a little more progressive, we're all getting screwed.

None of us can afford groceries. None of us can afford gas. None of us can afford healthcare.

The billionaire mega donors and corporate special interests that are buying the system, that are buying politicians like Ken Paxton, they don't care who you are.

They don't care about your politics. They only care about their profits. They don't see us as Democrats and Republicans. They don't see red or blue. They see green.

They see us as a group of people they can rip off.

They see us as one opposing team. So, we might as well start acting like one. It's time.

It's time for us to come together across all these manufactured divisions
so that we can take on the people at the very top who have been screwing us over for far too long.

That's what we can do in this election. Those are the stakes."

MS Now interview with Talarico today about this speech:

- You are on Medicaire.

More projection? 1Nut's pinup boy is punishing people who are.

#10

No facts? You wouldn't know a fact if it was dating your Mom.

You are THE least fact-based poster on the site, and that's quite the accomplishment considering all the Trumpites like yourself.

- I enumerated facts,

You did no such thing; you repeated several tired old rwing non-sequiturs (look it up, dumbass).

You come from one of the most Corrupt Countries in the World where... "a state-directed crony capitalism operating under a communist political facade.

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) maintains absolute political control while the economy operates on free-market principles, allowing a politically connected elite to amass immense private wealth while utilizing communist rhetoric."