James Talarico

I have no problem disagreeing with the powers that be in my own party.

I'm a Democrat because I feel like it's the best vehicle to unite working people so that we can improve the lives of ourselves, our families, and our communities.

But if the Democratic Party is not doing that, I have no problem calling it out so that it can do a better job of that work.

And honestly, in Texas, we have been suffering for 30 years under one party rule.

And one party rule, no matter if it's the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, always leads to extremism and corruption because there's not a check on that power.

There's no competition.

And so I think what we have the opportunity to do here is finally end that 30 years of one party rule in Texas.

And if we do that, I think it's gonna improve public policy for all of us.

My party talks about turning Texas blue, Republicans talk about keeping Texas red.

I think the best color for Texas is purple.

I think she would look great in purple.

Because in a purple state, every politician is on their toes, right?

Every election is up for grabs.

And that means people get to hold their elected leaders accountable and get to push them toward policies that are actually going to help our lives.

And so that's what I think is at stake here.

I really don't think this is a partisan battle.

I think this is about good government and whether we're going to have competition in our elections and accountability for elected officials.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

And I think it's an important thing to recognize with all the attacks that are coming from MAGA toward our movement right now.