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democrank

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3. Uplifting speech

Reply to stonecutter357 (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:51 PM

10 hrs ago

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James Talarico fires up 3,000 Texans at HUGE rally , [View all] stonecutter357 11 hrs ago OP

All right! This guy is good! ananda 11 hrs ago #1

Great speech and a nice delivery FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #2

Uplifting speech democrank 10 hrs ago #3

This guy is amazing. hamsterjill 10 hrs ago #4

the barefoot rabbi is a phrase John Fugelsange often uses. nt yellowdogintexas 9 hrs ago #7

This is amazing. More like this. So common sense. So true. So necessary. United against the truly hurtful 1%. somaticexperiencing 10 hrs ago #5

I really feel like he's heads above Crockett for Texas. Melon 9 hrs ago #6

God help Texas if they stunt this young man's political career... PeaceWave 9 hrs ago #8

I really like him. I have met him a couple of times and found him to be yellowdogintexas 9 hrs ago #9

Anne Richards' opponent, Clayton Williams markodochartaigh 8 hrs ago #15

I think these "cross-over" votes are over blown LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #19

Talarico has already proven he can pick up enough crossover votes to win SSJVegeta 33 min ago #33

I'm getting to hear him in person Monday. summer_in_TX 9 hrs ago #10

He had me until he started Dissing our Dems. Cha 9 hrs ago #11

Some Dems deserve to be dissed. MuirHero 8 hrs ago #16

Of Couse, Fetterman.. a DINO at this point ,but Cha 7 hrs ago #20

The latest poll says Crockett has the best chance in November SocialDemocrat61 1 hr ago #30

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta 22 min ago #34

It doesn't actually say that. SSJVegeta 14 min ago #35

If you are talking about the Allred thing, that has been grossly misleading yellowdogintexas 7 hrs ago #21

No... I don't know about ".. the Allred thing..".. Cha 7 hrs ago #23

Democrats in Congress have always been convenient punching bags, even for other Democrats. SunSeeker 3 hrs ago #28

As a coastal Democrat (from both coasts) SSJVegeta 9 min ago #36

I agree. Our opposition does NOT consist solely of CA and NY Democrats and billionaires. DFW 7 hrs ago #24

Thank You! Cha 7 hrs ago #25

CA Democrat here who took ZERO offense to what Talarico had to say. His candor is refreshing. PeaceWave 7 hrs ago #26

He wasn't offensive, but his emphasis was misplaced DFW 6 hrs ago #27

Who did he diss? SocialDemocrat61 1 hr ago #29

Meh. This is a case of me really not getting the hype. VegasVet 8 hrs ago #12

I am a huge fan of Talarico and hope he wins the primary. MuirHero 8 hrs ago #17

There's hope for Texas! SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #13

Paxton should be vulnerable fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #14

Completely agree with you MuirHero 7 hrs ago #18

Paxton is a Republican wet dream. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #22

Crockett is a firebrand pinkstarburst 1 hr ago #31

Talarico is the real deal pinkstarburst 1 hr ago #32