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James Talarico Is Going to Pretend to Be a Moderate to Try and Defeat Ken Paxton

Amy Curtis
Amy Curtis  |  May 27, 2026 9:00 AM

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton absolutely trounced Senator John Cornyn in last night's Texas runoff election. Paxton won with just over 63 percent of the vote, and he will go on to face Democrat James Talarico in the general election this fall.

Talarico is a radical Leftist and pastor who uses his twisted version of Christianity as the basis of his politics. He believes God is non-binary and that displaying the Ten Commandments in public is an act of violence. He also believes the Bible condones abortion.

But — like all Leftists — Talarico is going to try to run as a moderate during the campaign, and he's already begun trying to distance himself from the radical, progressive things he's said.

"They're going to throw everything they've got at us," Talarico said. "They're going to dig up all kinds of, you know, old statements, take them out of context and try to paint them in the worst possible light because this is the only playbook they have in 2026."

The Left loves to do this. They say and do insane things, and when Republicans point it out, they play the 'Republicans pounce!' card.

As Lensman points out, that's what Abigail Spanberger did in Virginia. 

How'd that work out for them?

It seems the Democrats are already in damage control mode.

Then why do Democrats repeatedly make them issues? If they're 'not issues,' no Democrat should answer questions about them.

That's what Talarico is claiming.

Here's an example of the things Talarico will claim Republicans are taking 'out of context:' his stance on abortion.

There are many things Jesus doesn't talk about in the Bible, of course.

So arson is okay, because Jesus never mentioned it. 

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart." That's from Jeremiah 1:5, but Talarico will argue the words didn't come out of Jesus' mouth so they don't count.

Jesus never said anything about AR-15s, so owning them is okay with the Bible, too. That argument won't hold up with Talarico, and it'd be lovely to watch someone ask him about this to see what he says.

That's why Talarico is now trying to distance himself from stuff like this. But Talarico believes abortion is Biblical, he believes God is non-binary, he believes Jesus isn't meant to be worshipped. That's who Talarico is, and he's not fit for Texas.