James Talarico has officially jumped in the Democratic Senate primary. Unless on Israel-Gaza, Russia-Ukraine, certainly, and maybe a few other issues, you have different stances than ConservaDem establishmentarian retread Colin Allred does, and I presume space guy Terry Virts has, I'll look for a Green, a write-in, or an undervote in November 2026.
As a mainline Protestant, rather than a dispensationalist fundamentalist, he's not a conservative Zionist. Is he a liberal Zionist? Possibly.
Teh google, in a quick search, shows nothing other than other people asking the same question. MANY other people. As Israhell moves beyond trying to eliminate Gaza to trying to eliminate Hamas outside of Gaza, to trying to kill pro-Hamas journalists outside of Gaza, to trying to nibble away more at the West Bank portion of Palestine even as some ultra-hard-hardliners advocate annexing all of it? Unless Talarico wants to be seen as Allred's whiter younger brother, he'll have to indicate he has a different stance and that it's a principled one.
On Russia-Ukraine, we know the reality. No Democrat will even entertain giving the time of day to Russia, even with discounting Putin's grievances 75 cents on the dollar.
Beyond that, on the domestic side? What's his stance on national health care? Lone Star Left, which is not always close to perfect, says Dem candidates in general should make that part of their policy package.
The Monthly also talks about his entrance, along with Allred's lackluster 2024 effort against Havana Ted. Apparently, Allred has a new schtick —public weightlifting and isometrics like Brainworm Bobby, Joe Rogan and Pete Hegeseth.
I expect to do a follow-up when Talarico is forced to reveal more of his hand on some of these and other issues.
The larger problem is that very few Dem state legiscritters, or Congresscritters, are really that "pergressuve."
Update: The Trib platforms Talarico for 5,000 words or more, and manages not to ask him about Israel or Gaza. It does note he HAS accepted money from Miriam Adelson. The Trib also manages NOT to identify her as "ardent Zionist." Politico has more; Talarico says it was all for legalizing gambling. But, couldn't he take the money from someone else, rather than this blood money? He does say on Instagram he won't take AIPAC money and that "God is screaming at us in Gaza." But, wasn't your nonexistent god screaming in 2024?
And, if he really believes that, about gambling bringing jobs to Texas, how does he square that with his original plans to enter the ministry, and the ethics of gambling, gambling addiction and more?
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