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What Texas Media Outlets Aren’t Telling Voters About James Talarico
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What Texas Media Outlets Aren’t Telling Voters About James Talarico

The Democratic Senate nominee has moderated many of his progressive positions, but you wouldn’t know that from local reporting.
Ryan J. Rusak /
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James Talarico’s performance at a CNN town hall last week displayed one of the talents that has him in contention to be the first Democrat to win statewide in Texas in more than 30 years: sounding moderate without backing off of progressive positions much at all. To hear Talarico tell it, he’ll strive for middle ground in the U.S. Senate on the economy, healthcare, and immigration, and he won’t be afraid to buck his own party. 

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Ryan J. Rusak

Ryan J. Rusak is a writer and editor based in Fort Worth.

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