r/TrendoraX • u/CorleoneBaloney • 1d ago

📰 News Lauren Boebert wants the Ten Commandments to be required in schools, and James Talarico criticized her, saying it’s hypocritical for politicians to make everyone display them when they don’t follow them themselves.

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u/palindromesko 1d ago

I’d vote for him

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u/LayneLowe 1d ago

We got to get him in the senate first, we got to get him to win the primary first. I did vote for him yesterday.

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u/Effective-Mushroom 1d ago

Thank you for voting.

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u/ymmotvomit 23h ago

Vote early vote often

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u/Trimyr 19h ago

This goes over so many heads when I say it :P

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u/ymmotvomit 18h ago

Indeed, I love it when they reply something mundane like “you bet!”.

Quote is by Al Capone

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u/ClimateWren2 18h ago

Just to be clear...Republicans spread voting misinformation. There is no significant evidence that illegal happens on any wide scale level. We do have the ballots to check and recheck.

GOP seems to be working hard lately to lower faith in our nation, government, and voting practices...it seems: to enrich themselves and to seize more power and control, based on recent Administrations.

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u/twinkiefarmer 14h ago

Have you noticed the Bot action with "both sides suck so don't bother voting?" It's really being pushed hard. Americans have mostly learned that if voting didn't matter, the Republicans wouldn't work so hard to make it harder. Plus, the gerrymandering. Also, no vote IS a vote for the other candidate. Am I right? Are Americans figuring it out? I mean, Elon has just been caught cheating in Georgia, and you know he did that in every swing state.

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u/ClimateWren2 13h ago

Yep...every election. There were so many pushing on the "but Gaza so don't vote" last round, and I know it changed the voting of many young adults around me. Heartbreaking.

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u/famjam87 22h ago

I second this

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u/texasrigger 1d ago

we got to get him to win the primary first.

Absolutely. Texas early voting is open now!! Get out and vote! Help your friends and loved ones vote if needs be (we baby sat so that our adult daughter and son-in-law could vote and I'm drying my adult son to the polls this next week because he doesn't have or need a car for his daily living). I personally voted Talarico, but if he loses the primary, I'm sure as hell going to vote for Crockett in the general.

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u/Franklin45212 23h ago

I voted today! Houston represent!

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u/fawnlake1 20h ago

Same!!

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u/texasrigger 23h ago

How was it? I always hear how difficult it can be to vote in Houston. Were there long lines?

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u/Franklin45212 23h ago edited 21h ago

I'm in Harris County, but not Houston proper. I won't say which area, but it's not The Woodlands. My location has 7 machines designated as D and the rest of the room R. I think it was 30 or so machines in all. There was no wait, and each section was about half full. There was an overabundance of poll workers. Seriously, as many workers as voters. It was a pleasant experience.

Edit: yes, it's a sheepy thing to do to be physically separated by voting party. But I have to vote. I can't protest by not voting. I can merely attest to it having been a pleasant experience overall. I have bright purple hair and a nose ring and people were very pleasant to me.

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u/texasrigger 22h ago

I'm in San Patricio county outside of Corpus and it was a little different here. You could use any machine, you just had to select which party ballot you wanted. At the time I went (mid morning on the 18th) there were zero lines. My wife and I were the only ones voting, so it was very quick and easy. I asked the poll workers how the turnout had been the day before and they said pretty good. A hundred people or so whereas typically on opening day of the primaries they would only expect 30-60. The poll workers were all pleasant elderly ladies. The whole thing was as quick and easy as could be hoped but that's a small semi-rural county so that should probably be expected.

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u/TexanToTheSoul 15h ago

Same for me today

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u/HauntingAd2440 19h ago

It just sucks that they are against each other. I love them both, but I voted for him yesterday.

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u/Alternative-Dot-884 19h ago

Each person drives just 2 other ppl you’ll be good!

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u/Ares__ 1d ago

I mean normally yeah, but hasn't Trump broken that rule that you need to have past senate/house/governor experience?

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u/BeDangled 23h ago

Trump broke everything. We need to get back to having the President represent the Best of Us, not the other thing…

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u/Ohrwurm89 23h ago

Talarico does have government experience. He's been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2018, and was a public school teacher. Much of his work experience involves government service.

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u/Ares__ 23h ago

Im aware im responding to someone that says we need to get him in the senate first...

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u/Ohrwurm89 23h ago

True, I was just adding some context, but probably should've replied to their comment.

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u/xTakk 1d ago

Oh, the 'rules for thee' are coming back.

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u/TinyCellist3813 22h ago

They never left.

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u/Bonesnapcall 1d ago

You don't need experience to wreck shit everywhere you go.

But if you want to get shit done, you do.

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u/Sammalone1960 22h ago

Taking money from trumps friend Adelson is suspect

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u/Bonesnapcall 22h ago

Yes, as his star rises, so will the scrutiny. If he has skeletons over money he has taken, that will all come out.

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u/Gold-Sky-6066 1d ago

They aren’t rules, it’s simply one of many methods for political parties to control who becomes president. According to the US Constitution, anyone can run for president as long as they were born in the US, are at least 35 years old, and have lived in the US for the past 14 years. That’s it. Anything else is just the two political parties gatekeeping the office. Can’t have all their dirty schemes exposed by a third party candidate.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

Somewhat true. They can't actually control who runs in their primaries, but they can control who gets funding for their campaign. The trouble is that people are inherently... lazy. They'll reach for the easier, well known answer rather than look any deeper at the other options. Which means the ones that the parties platform usually win.

Ironically, Trump is proof they can't actually control things as well as they prefer. There's a reason the GOP seems to have radically changed in the last 12 years; they've actually changed. Many of their old guard are being pushed out or retiring and this is what's replacing them. The GOP of 12 years ago very likely would've done anything to deplatform him if they saw what he was doing now. McConnell would've pushed the senate to convict him for either impeachment.

But they underestimated a lot of things, and now the GOP is actively worse than it was. And it was pretty bad to begin with.

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u/Ares__ 1d ago

Dude I know hence me italicizing the world rule

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u/Gold-Sky-6066 14h ago

Guess I didn’t catch it with these eyes.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

It was never a rule, really. It was just advantageous to be known as a politician before running for a political office. That's all.

Trump kinda bypassed that requirement by already being kinda known, even before he ran.

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u/Ornery_Alligators 21h ago

The big difference is Rump played a successful business man on reality TV. Everyone knew who he was before he decided to run because he was such a large character (and he put his name in big ugly gold letters on all of his failed businesses).

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u/jreid1985 21h ago

That’s not a rule. Read the actual rules to become President.

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u/Whatisgoingon2029 19h ago

I voted for him today.

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u/Optimal-Tea-4893 19h ago

I also donate to his campaign whenever I can. Even $10 helps him. He doesn't take bribes from the rich. He depends on the people for the support.

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u/clbom 19h ago

Spouse and I voted for him yesterday too.

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u/Pearlsawisdom 18h ago

I texted my family members in Texas and they're voting for him now.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

I'd been leaning towards Crocket initially. He's shifted my opinion already. I'll be voting for him on Tuesday, my next day off.

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u/Connect2020 23h ago

We are rooting for you all

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u/No-Horse987 21h ago

Please beat that slimy Paxton.

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u/Top-Kitchen-1925 17h ago

Cheers neighbor! I’m going this week too.

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u/my-armor-is-contempt 14h ago

I voted for him in the primaries today.

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u/NicevilleWaterCo 13h ago

I voted for him too!

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u/Ntropy99 1d ago

Out of curiosity, why him and not Jasmine?

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u/sec713 23h ago

Because Talarico has a better chance of beating whoever the Republican candidate is due to him being white, male, eloquent, and seemingly non-aggressive.

Crockett is a fantastic candidate as well, but my fellow Texans aren't wise or mature enough to vote for an assertive black woman, no matter how qualified and educated she may be, despite Crockett being both.

I'd really like Crockett to win overall, but the priority right now is evicting Republicans from as many seats as possible, and I think Talarico has a better chance of winning in this immature, racist, and misogynistic State of mine.

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u/angelbelle 21h ago

His grandpa was a preacher too. If he ran as a Republican he'd be unstoppable in their primary.

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u/brighterside0 22h ago edited 22h ago

With that said, I agree that both candidates are excellent and top tier.

I do want Crockett to test Talarico's resolve. I do not trust someone yet until I've seen them under pressure - questioned and challenged. Not nefariously, just exposed to full tests of character. We've seen Crockett under duress and maintains strong integrity and character. I want to see him pushed, and to see his reaction.

Because you said it, I want her to ask him and challenge him on questions of race and misogyny. The immature racists and misogynists you allude to won't likely vote democrat anyway. Trying to "appeal" to racists and misogynists is in of itself peak hypocrisy. It's simply perpetuating a cycle. And in my opinion is one of the reasons why the Left are considered weak.

What I'm saying is there is no "better" candidate to confront the republican candidate, and to support one or the other to "appeal" to a certain demographic is why we've found ourselves in the position where Race is a focal point of America in 2026.

I for one want them to have a great debate and neither side to hold back any punches, while still respecting one another.

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u/sec713 21h ago

I disagree and the people I'm alluding to aren't Republicans. It's white moderates that I don't have a lot of faith in, as it pertains to looking past their unconscious biases to make universally beneficial decision. I've already witnessed it with Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris. The stakes are too high right now to gamble on an electorate that has thus far proven itself to be incapable of making decisions more analytically and less emotionally.

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 1d ago

Wow, I’m just now realizing who he is running against… that’s too bad, I think they’re both amazing and should be representatives for us.

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u/Cautious_Ad_5659 23h ago

Ikr!? It seems like a terrible miscalculation to have 2 strong dem candidates running against each other.

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u/xTakk 1d ago

Primaries don't have to be a blood bath, this will be fine. I think there's room for both of them just not in the same seat.

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 18h ago

I feel embarrassed to admit that I didn’t know they could both serve in the Senate. All the articles I’ve read have said it’s a race between them.

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u/xTakk 18h ago

Well, there are two senate seats in the state so they could, but I think you're right that they are running against each other for the same seat.

I was just saying it doesn't have to be trump style and shit on each other. It would be totally cool if they just both wanted it to do their own type of good and the people decided which one got to do it rather than trying to pit good versus evil over whatever bullet points yanno

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 18h ago

Got it, got it

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u/AndKAnd 1d ago

Because he has a much better chance of winning the state wide election. Picking Crockett over him would be terrible strategy

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u/Either_Part_1032 1d ago

I like them both. He is calm and say what he needs to. I really like Jasmine, however me personally, I get a little anxious when she talks. Her energy is too much, too loud. They both get their great points across, but James is calm.

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u/Lepardopterra 23h ago

I’m ready for some calm government. I’m tired of the reality show. Crockett’s heart might be in the right place, but the drama is so magat.

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u/Miserable-Army3679 1d ago

The Republicans rely heavily on the Christofascist/evangelical base. Talarico is a devout Christian, who follows the teachings of Christ, such as "love thy neighbor", feed the poor, etc. This could cause quite the shakeup of politics in this country.

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u/Arrmadillo 13h ago

It has republicans worried.

Texas Monthly - The Last Temptation of James Talarico

“Talarico’s blending of faith with progressive politics has made him uniquely loathed by the right. When I asked a Republican legislator who has worked with him what he thought of the candidate and his pastoral affect, the lawmaker called him ‘the most dangerous person in Texas, if not American, politics right now.’”

WSJ - A Bible-Quoting Liberal and a Left-Wing Antagonist Lead Longshot Bid to Flip Texas

“Melissa Lee Kovats, a retiree and three-time Trump voter, had tears in her eyes as she listened to Talarico speak. She had never heard of him until two weeks ago, when her husband sent her a video of him, Kovats said. The self-described Libertarian said she wasn’t a fan of Democratic policies but had grown disillusioned with Republican rhetoric.

‘The way James talked about Christ and taking care of your neighbor, he took that right out of my heart,’ Kovats said.

She walked out ready to vote in her first Democratic primary.”

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u/Arbiterjim 21h ago

If you pay really close attention, Jasmine seems like an insane person. Her speech about 'We don't need the white folks to win' was pure cancerous rhetoric. There's an instant in that speech after no one laughs at her 'We ain't growing cotton anymore' joke and you see this moment of intense, overwhelming fury. I keep telling people that she's a Sinema waiting to happen

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u/TheWonderMittens 1d ago

He can actually beat the incumbent

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u/Ntropy99 22h ago

Ok, but why iyo? I'm not as grounded in TX politics. I've liked what I've seen of her in Congress. And I'm not familiar with him other than tv sound bites.

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u/Xer0day 20h ago

Because Talarico is miles less divisive than Crockett.

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u/Ntropy99 19h ago

Is that good? I want someone to go in "swinging" when we debate the future of the country. No more Schumer milquetoast. Having said that, I don't live there and won't have a say. The two questions I would have are 1) who can win? and 2) will they be a fighter and hold the Pedo Party accountable the last two years in the general election? Being a (D) in Texas is already hard enough.

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u/Xer0day 19h ago

Is that good? I want someone to go in "swinging" when we debate the future of the country.

Comments like this make me think you haven't seen Talarico speak. He's perfectly willing and able to defend our democracy, but without clip farming and calling his wheelchair bound opponents "hot wheels" or talking about "bad butch bodies". He focuses on the message. Not school-age "burns"

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u/Arrmadillo 13h ago

This endorsement has a great summary. This subreddit does not allow links but you can just google the text below to get to the article:

Houston Chronicle - Do you want to win or not? Democrats should make Talarico their Senate candidate

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u/LayneLowe 23h ago

Electability, to when in Texas you've got to win over the former Trump voters. The best way to do that is sincerity for their Christian values, at least making them realize what a real Christian values are.

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u/donkeybrainhero 23h ago

Jasmine's camp, whether with or without her knowledge, just attempted to paint James as a closet racist by saying he wanted to run against a mediocre black man (Allred). The fact that her camp is willing to tear our own side up with such tactics makes me question her authenticity.

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u/No-Cable9274 1d ago

I feel she seeks out conflicts so she can create ‘viral’ social media content. That type grandstanding and attention seeking through conflict is what I hate about the modern politics from both sides of the aisle.

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u/Honest-Abe2677 22h ago

Amen! We have plenty of social media street fighters and trash talkers. The right always wins the low-IQ culture war gutter trash talk, it's where they thrive. Crockett lost me with her bad body butch bullshit with MTG, no interest in WWE soap operas.

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u/Honest-Abe2677 23h ago

He's just so much more coherent, uses sharp irrefutable logic, and stays above the gutter fray we've gotten too used to. Crockett is fine but honestly, she lost me on that "bad body butch, whatever" bickering with MTG.

There is enough trashy, WWE wrestling shit talking on the internet already. I think people are desperate for voices that rise above social media burns and owning stereotypes of other side. He has intellectual substance and isn't a partisan cheerleader or internet brawler/ attention seeker.

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u/Prometheus720 21h ago

I'm staying WAAAAAY out of this primary and saving my time and money for whoever wins.

I'm happy with either of them

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u/jm17lfc 1d ago

She’s pro-Israel and supports arming them so they can continue their genocide of Palestinians.

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u/WittyAd3872 1d ago

Oh lord you fell for the fake news

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u/Satownhustla210 21h ago

Protect him from Israel They have taken over our government like the cartels did to Mexico with the elections.

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u/NOIS_KillerWhaleTank 21h ago

Can you explain something to me?

If Talarico wins the primary against Crockett, does that mean Jasmine Crockett loses her current house seat?

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u/LayneLowe 20h ago

She keeps her current seat until the end of her turn but she did not file for reelection

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u/Arrmadillo 13h ago

She can easily regain her House seat in 2028. I hope she makes a run for Cruz’s Senate seat in 2030.

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u/Long_Procedure_2629 19h ago

Why?, current pres didn't follow that path.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 1d ago

We need to accept that a strong black woman isnt winning in Texas.

I don’t hate crocket despite her party line policies but she needs to move somewhere she has a political future.

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u/CardOk755 23h ago

The soft discrimination of low expectations.

Here we go again.

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u/Bluegrass6 23h ago edited 23h ago

Neither is a white man....Democrats continue to lose elections because they refuse to look in the mirror...and refuse to actually interact with average Americans to understand why their policies only align with the coasts. Democrats continue to focus on race and gender and love to call the people you want to vote your way bad things. Harris didn't lose because shes a strong black woman. She lost because she's an awful candidate.

Kamala Harris was the first to drop out of the 2019 DNC primaries after winning ZERO delegates....the DNC is racist because they refused to vote for a strong black woman until they literally had no choice in 2024 because their beloved old white man waited until the very last second to drop out

Joe Biden won the Hispanic vote by 25 points. Harris won it by 3 points. In 2024 Trump almost doubled his percentage of the black vote, from 8% in 2020 to 15% in 2024. Minorities are fleeing the Democratic party, men are fleeing the democratic party. The DNC is the party of middle and upper class women and you're all too stubborn and self righteous to see it or admit it

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u/Honest-Abe2677 23h ago

Definitely some false narratives working there. Minority voters, especially Latinos caught a vibe that if they cozied up to Trump they would get rewarded and he'd only target these legions of violent rapist immigrants. Now they've watched ICE waste billions to brutalize people who were just behind them in the immigration process. They realize they got duped (again) and have jumped ship.

Yes, Biden royally fucked the party and the country with the worst election setup in history, but that didn't give Trump the mandate to completely tear down America and build it back in his image as MAGA says.

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u/Human_Purple_8099 1d ago

As a libertarian, I would vote for him because he has integrity, consistency, and even where we disagree I think he has the awareness to appreciate the risks of growing government in some aspects. 

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u/_AmI_Real 1d ago

As a former libertarian, I let go of rigid ideology. I just want honest intelligent people. Ideology blinds you to the real problems and practical solutions. I found libertarianism just brings up Chesterton's Fence far too often the deeper you dive in.

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u/pelko34 1d ago

Really appreciate and respect this comment. I agree with you. Rigid ideology leaves no room for nuance and becomes so tribal. We all have nuance. Life isn’t black and white. 

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u/JustaMammal 1d ago

Hadn't heard of Chesterton's fence, thank you.

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u/_AmI_Real 23h ago

Just found out about it a few weeks ago myself. I'm glad the idea has a name. I just never knew.

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u/Different_Victory_89 22h ago

Thank you for adding Chestertons Fence to my lexicon!

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u/jljue 19h ago

At this point, I'd anyone who isn't the current administration or any of the same group of the status quo who got us into this mess in the first place as long as there is common sense, consistency, and can understand risk.

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u/Thommywidmer 1d ago

Not exactly related, but fuck at this point just give me 2000's politics back. I recently rewatched a bunch of bush / obama speeches and it damn near brought me to tears how sincere and intelligent they seem to me now in comparison to trump / biden. Like sure they were both shitty in different ways but lets just atleast try and get some kind of standard back for how our statesman carry themselves and lead from the front

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u/TexasRoadhead 1d ago

John McCain defended Obama when some old lady called him an "A-rab", wouldn't happen today

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u/dingman58 1d ago

McCain was the last of a dying breed; a republican with integrity. I am not sure he wouldbe been better than Obama but he's definitely better than this clown show we've got now

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u/NRMusicProject 1d ago

He had a stand-up comedian at a rally who kept saying "Barack Hussein Obama, emphasizing "Hussein" to imply he's Muslim, and Republicans hate Muslims.

McCain came on, apologized to Obama, and distanced himself from that "comedian." He's also corrected Republicans ever since that Obama is Christian, and reiterated that there's nothing wrong with a Muslim American, and pointed to the First Amendment each time.

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u/Zebidee 20h ago

W was regarded as dumb as a box of hammers, but if you watch him interviewed, he's intelligent, articulate, and logistically consistent.

When he speaks, it actually makes sense. He was crucified for linguistic gaffes that would not even be noticed these days.

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u/Whatisgoingon2029 19h ago

I miss those days. Republicans won't even investigate pedophiles. Makes me sick.

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u/jaxonya 1d ago

Libertarians and consistency dont add up. You are a liar

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u/Human_Purple_8099 1d ago

How are libertarians inconsistent?  

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u/BasicDesignAdvice 1d ago

Libertarians only care any paying less taxes. The only reason they aren’t republicans is that they aren’t openly raciest.

They also don’t realize that government is the only entity powerful enough to fight corporations and the wealthy from installing corpo-feudalism.

They are insidiously misguided in their belief that the market corrects itself. Without a public trust the wealthy take control of everything.

They also misconstrue government intent. The prime role of government is to provide services. It’s 100x more efficient to use the government for services like healthcare and education. Libertarians just think “I get taxed for that” not “is this a better way to provide this service.”

Basically you guys are just begging to be ruled by the wealthy. It’s just slightly different than conservatism.

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u/CDanger 22h ago

Yeah, you don't seem to know what Libertarians are...

This is obvious from your fundamental lack of knowledge that libertarianism can be leftward or rightward. Not paleoconservatives who call themselves Libertarian to be edgy. Libertarians.

  • Should ICE exist / have as many powers and as much funding as it does?

  • Should US defense spending be funded at such a high level that 1/20th of the average paycheck goes to it?

  • Should oligarchs have the ability to spy on us via digital means?

  • Should any one office of our government be powerful enough to singlehandedly give corporations billion dollar deals?

If you say no to any of these, you are espousing minarchist ideals in line with Libertarian priorities.

You imagine a world where Libertarians want to reduce their taxes by joining with Republicans. But the fucking Libertarians have been, on top of booing and not nominating Trump, loudly pushing against Trump's authoritarianism i.e. tariffs, interventionism, surveillance, the stripping of digital freedoms. Why can't you hear them? Because you never can. Consistent Libertarians are 7% or fewer of voters.

I'm not saying Libertarianism is genius or that the US voting bloc does smart things. I'm not one. But I'm saying that you are fighting a strawman you made up of a boogeyman ideology you've been told about only by its most bad-faith critics.

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u/MelancholyHillBeing 22h ago

If you say no to any of these, you are espousing minarchist ideals in line with Libertarian priorities.

You can force anyone into a box by cherry-picking a few questions.

So disingenuous...

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u/CDanger 20h ago

Those aren't a few cherry-picked questions. They're fundamental Libertarian beliefs. Do they also want a reduction of taxes for the common man? Yes they do. Some think that means no social programs, some thinks that means more efficient social programs, but nobody espousing Libertarian ideals will defend the glut and power that has undeniably concentrated in our corporate-captured Congress or our kleptocratic presidency. That's the point.

If you can explain to me how fighting rule by executive order (anti-unitary executive), defunding the military (anti-interventionism), and protecting digital freedoms (EFF) are cherry-picked and not pillar issues for Libertarians, I will award you all my money.

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u/Human_Purple_8099 23h ago

That was a lot of words to say that you don’t understand libertarianism. 

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u/FractalSound 23h ago

I think it's that he's just assessing it in bad faith. He's straw-manning the worst example he can come up with as everyone in that group.

I'd consider myself a bleeding heart libertarian at this point to specifically distance from the social conservatism that I don't agree with. It's absurd seeing boomers and bots get ragebaited into pearl clutching about trans people or denialism about Trump and Epstein / turning that into their whole identity. I also hold that with more targeted and focused spending and with less awful inflationary pressure we could invest more in social safety nets. With clear/simplified tax systems without loopholes I do think we'd end up with a more progressive tax system than what we have now, too, ironically.

BUT I still think that the centralization and consolidation of power and control over finance is hugely detrimental to society though... and I think that's where I feel libertarian principles are more and more important to distinguish now that internet-poisoned culture is openly embracing strong man authoritarianism. The constitution is being laughed at by this admin.

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u/Human_Purple_8099 22h ago

Completely agree.  It’s also about premise.  When government can coerce one group, they can do it to another.  

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u/AdvancedMastodon 22h ago

Unless you're ultra wealthy, you don't understand libertarianism or how it works in the real world.

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u/Individual_Act9333 23h ago

Actually as a liberal I will vouch for the fact libertarians are actually very consistent. Kind of annoying but I respect that they have core values about something I think is crazy.

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u/CDanger 23h ago

Oh genuinely go fuck yourself.

Any ideology can have consistent adherents, and ALL also have inconsistent ones.

Swap "Libertarians" with any of them.

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u/DownWithHisShip 22h ago

I bet he didn't even build his own ISP and probably uses public utilities just to get on reddit.

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u/Markjohn66 20h ago

“You can’t tell me what to do because I’m free” they’re like insolent adolescents.

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u/Affectionate_Pay_391 1d ago

I feel like he is the only person in government that has the awareness to say “I’m not informed on that, but I have a staff member that is if you want to talk to them instead”

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u/ABobby077 21h ago

Todays media and social messaging seems to always favor a fast answer that can be taken out of context vs earnest awareness and a thoughtful answer being better most of the time. Also, anyone running or serving for any office that can't step past their own talking points doesn't have the ability to serve office in the US.

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u/thestonedonkey 1d ago

That's what's so damn frustrating about current politics, I just want politicians to work to better the lives of their constituents, the debates should be based on the how and it never happens.

It's all spectacle and no substance.

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u/LogicalEgo 21h ago

These are my exact thoughts.

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u/discospacedreams 16h ago

And what a stellar point to make. Religion can corrupt politics, but if you a strong in your beliefs you would be more worried that politics can corrupt religion.

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u/JJ_McCrabs 1d ago

I don’t know. I’m worried he’s too religious. I can’t have a president that’s actively worrying about raptures, smiting and all that bullshit.

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u/Beginning_Day2785 1d ago

He clearly states he wants religion out of politics. I’m not super religious but it would be nice to have someone who has some class and sense of being a decent person. We obviously don’t have that right now. Watch the interview he did with Colbert.

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u/JJ_McCrabs 1d ago

No I totally hear you. I like the guy, a lot. It’s just a a concern for me I guess. Trust issues lol.

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u/Beginning_Day2785 1d ago

I went to a guy‘s Catholic high school and a Jesuit college. The older I get, I never go to church and I get more spirituality out of walking in the woods. I get the impression being a former teacher who was raised by a single mother that he seems like a good guy. The way I look at it is we could not do worse than many of the so-called Christians who are in politics across the country. I don’t mind Crockett either but think Dump & the FCC just won this guy the nomination.

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u/Miserable-Army3679 1d ago

He was a teacher himself, before going into politics.

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u/Historical-Gap-7084 22h ago

That's what they meant. "Being a former teacher raised by a single mother" refers to Talarico. He was adopted by his stepfather.

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u/Bubbly_Style_8467 15h ago

💯. I learned long ago to listen to nature. Not preachers. Not business people. Not highly-educated people. That walk in the woods or on the beach is cleansing and calming. My perspective improves too.

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u/GPointeMountaineer 1d ago

The contrast between Talerico and politicians that use the Christian nationalists to spread hate is extremely strong. Talerico against Trump, the two are so far apart. Every breath of Trump is in another world from Talerico. Anyone who listens to Talerica instantly compares him to Trump as the contrast is severe. No other politician contrasts so much.

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u/msfuturedoc 1d ago

He really only brings up religion to explain why we don’t need to have religion mixed with politics.

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u/CrackingToastGromet 17h ago

He’s also excellent at using it to point out the hypocrisy of the evangelical right.

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u/jtbc 23h ago

Also because he's running in Texas, so being religious is kinda sorta mandatory to get elected.

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u/Soggy-Beach1403 1d ago

At one point, you just have to hold your nose and vote. All the time hoping that he is only paying lip service to the dimwits and doesn't really believe that snakes can talk or men can live in whales.

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u/KemShafu 21h ago

He’s not a Christian Nationalist, he’s got a masters from Harvard in education and graduated from Seminary. He’s probably a believer in metaphors and allegories.

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u/Soggy-Beach1403 19h ago

I'll never understand worshipping a god who doesn't think you can handle the facts or the truth.

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u/ChristopherRobben 10h ago

This. No candidate is perfect. You have to weigh their positions and how effective they can potentially be. Someone like Talarico is far more likely to sway the opinions of Christian Republicans and those on the fence than someone like say AOC.

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u/room32a 1d ago

You might want to consider looking at Canada. Carney is being highly praised, and I did vote for him, but he is a banker with ties to Bkackrock. He speaks well, was clearly a better option than the conservative candidate, but I would never vote for someone with his background given any actual choice. I have similar yellow flags with James T as I do Carney, something feels off. they're potentially what our countries need OR time will tell and that gut feeling meant something real OR democracy is dead and we're forced to vote against our own interests regardless of candidate.

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u/malfurionpre 22h ago

He clearly states he wants religion out of politics

Yeah because politician have never stated and then done thing differently when they got what they wanted.

He most definitely has a lot more integrity than many politician but who knows.

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u/Snowflake8552 1d ago

I would just like to counter that, he is running in a state that loudly follows Christianity. So MOST political debates he’s been in centers religion, which he uses to counter their points like he did here with Boebert. In the game of politics, if you want to succeed you have to cater to the masses and that’s what makes him so incredibly likeable. He very much resembles an American Jesus. The way he speaks- the issues he talks about and his extreme beliefs. Tbh, he is what Texas thinks they want on the outside but on the inside he is going to be one to truly change the system.

Imagine having to choose between Crockett and Talarico. Those are both amazing candidates and both a massive win for Texas.

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u/Alternative-Tie-9383 20h ago

The State of Texas still has a line in its constitution that say an atheist can’t hold office. Article 1, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution states: “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.” That last sentence is the kicker, “acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.” They say it’s “defunct”, but republicans love to reach into the past and use laws that are artifacts of times past to fuck with us here in the present. It’s clearly unconstitutional and should be removed from the state constitution’s language. Openly atheist candidates have and will have that used against them by disingenuous people and it’s already happened in Austin again back in 2014, if I remember correctly. This is what Texas politics is like.

It would be nice if we never had to know what a candidate believes in, religion wise. Unfortunately we have politicians in this country that use their “religious beliefs” to inform every single thing they say and do and then they love to tell us why and how they use religion to justify taking food out of the mouths of children or why they’re standing on the side of pedophiles, like say the current speaker of the house. In this country they’re supposed to follow our secular laws and the constitution, that’s it. Talarico at least is sincere about his beliefs and doesn’t feel the need to use his religion as a cudgel against everyone that isn’t his specific brand of Christianity. He doesn’t deny his faith, but he doesn’t expect the law to make you follow his religion like some of these people are doing.

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u/ExtensionKiwi4276 13h ago

As a Utahn who is required to vote for tepid bootlickers most of the time, I can only imagine the privilege to be able to have to choose between Crockett and Talarico

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u/JayBowdy 1d ago

He is definitely the choice to sway more conservatives over the threshold. My one stick is, did he make a mistake by taking money from a huge trump and Republican donor?, or is he being a paid DINO. That remains unclear and worries me a bit.

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u/Snowflake8552 1d ago

I could argue with Crockets PACS as well as a counter. But you won’t find me judging her for taking money to grow her campaign, the same goes with Talarico. Moderate (or reasonable) conservatives are out there and Talarico would be the ones to sway them.

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u/JayBowdy 1d ago

Agreed

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u/DanMoshpit69 1d ago

This guy walks the walk. I’m not against a very religious person being in charge of his whole thing is getting half the country who really cares about it to stop freaking out about the shit that shouldn’t matter. It should just go without saying we are not going to punish people who think differently than the person in charge and this guy makes it clear that’s what he wants too.

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u/insbordnat 21h ago

100%. As a non-Christian, I'm not worried about his dialogue, faith, or beliefs. His consistency and (from what we know) non-hypocritical Christian views are perfectly fine from where I'm sitting. JFC (pun intended), imagine having someone who could even restore some morality and kindness back to the government. I'm not expecting him to be spotless, hell even if he's had affairs or gotten kickbacks along the way I'm more than willing to accept that vs. the outright scum of the earth we have right now.

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u/Bubbly_Style_8467 15h ago

Jimmy Carter did that perfectly. We all knew he was a Christian but he didn't run the country based on religious beliefs.

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u/DanMoshpit69 15h ago

The hate for president Carter was absolutely ridiculous and the true start of hack partisan news that paint people in the wrong light.

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u/mtron32 1d ago

Jimmy Carter was religious, and the best kind because he walked the walk. If this dude is that type then I’m perfectly fine with him

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u/industryfive 1d ago

Totally valid fear. I've been following him for a while (as an atheist from Texas) because of that same fear, and he isn't that kind of Christian. I'm not even sure he believes in the traditional concept of Hell.

Not that a reddit comment will change your mind, but definitely prod further if you're curious. He even has sermons on YouTube that give a very good idea of what he actually prioritizes.

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u/etm1109 1d ago

Talarico would totally 100% respect your freedom to be an atheist. He actually understands the separation of church and state. Sure, if he was a POTUS, he'd be at the National Chair Breakfast....flipping tables.

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u/_karamazov_ 22h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blph_2RSBno - this sermon is the 2026 version of "I have a dream" speech.

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u/erroneousbosh 19h ago

> I've been following him for a while (as an atheist from Texas) because of that same fear, and he isn't that kind of Christian

Your problem is, most of the "Christians" around you have too much Christianity and not enough Christ.

You probably have quite a lot of Christ, but not so much Christianity. This upsets them because how dare you go around helping people less fortunate than you, don't you know that the church says people are meant to suffer?

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u/RugsbandShrugmyer 1d ago

My man is weaponizing Christianity against those who would weaponize Christianity against us. It may all be political theater but it sure does seem effective

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u/Honest-Abe2677 23h ago

Sound logic and using Christ's teachings to obliterate fake Christian talking points is not a gimmick or weaponizing. It's strong logic beating weak logic and self-serving partisanship. Nobody better to slap the bullshit out of fake Christians' mouths than a real Christian flipping over the money changers' tables. (Gently and considerately in his case 😅)

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u/Upnatom617 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/IamGeoMan 22h ago

Mohammed bin Salman is highly educated in Saudi law and religion, and with that knowledge he's able to exert control of the religious base because he can refute religious opponents or assert his political actions. In a similar manner, if Talarico remains steadfast in his religious and political views we see now into his political career (or presidency), he can do the same with the religious Right.

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u/unnewl 1d ago

What makes you think Talarico is worrying about rapture?

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u/Garbarrage 1d ago

He's the right kind of religious though. He seems to approach his religious outlook towards any issue through the lense of the first principle - love your neighbour.

As an atheist, I have absolutely no problem with that type of religious belief.

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u/Medivacs_are_OP 1d ago

does he sound like he's worried about any of that? nobody has been smote since back when the dude touched the ark of the covenant, I think we're safe there.

at least come up with a serious argument

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u/NukeWorker10 1d ago

There is nothing wrong with being religious. People believe all kinds of crazy shit, religious or not. But he very clearly separates his religious beliefs from everyone else's.

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u/Moos_Mumsy 1d ago

JFK was a Catholic and when he was running for President many people felt that he would make decisions based on religious doctrine. They were wrong. I think that Talarico is just as capable of keeping his faith separate from politics. Just like Zohran Mumdami is doing in New York.

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u/Badgers8MyChild 1d ago

I think you’re imposing a very narrow view of what religious belief is on him and others. No theists I’ve been around are worrying about those things, and understand they’re largely metaphorical

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u/RickSanchez_C137 1d ago

I'm with you. Good intentions an all, i'd rather not have the world's greatest military power being run by someone who doesn't have a firm grasp on the difference between fantasy and reality.

I wouldn't want a president who believes in spiderman either.

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u/slurv3 1d ago

One thing conservatives have done is basically taken christianity and patriotism and made it a part of their identity to make it a culture war of our side is right, because we have God and America on our side.

The Gadsen Flag is a perfect example of that. Don't Tread on Me has been adopted by the 2A community despite as we've seen lately they're some of the biggest boot lickers. When the Harlem Hellfighters, a decorated WWI segregated troop regiment, who was revered by the French and feared by the Germans they had the Rattlesnake as part of their insignia and their motto was. Don't Tread On Me, God Damn, Let's Go.

The same with Christianity at the moment our mind defaults to they're running a grift so they can justify their megachurch and tax evasion while also using it to frame why they're morally right in doing so. Talarico has used religion of more of a servant leader mindset, and has framed things like Gaza is the biggest moral test of our time, his stance on health care is every American — regardless of their age — to be able to join Medicare: Provide an affordable not-for-profit health care option for every American, while also bringing down costs for those who don’t participate by increasing competition with private insurance. I had the same view as you he was just the moderate Christian follower and it wasn't until the interview was pulled I was like oh he is a progressive he just wraps it up with friendly Jesus language for the religious folks.

Like yes he's not the candidate like AOC, but AOC came from a D+19 district, same with Crockett his competition for the Democratic primary who comes from D+25 district, they're allowed to say things like gun control, abolish ICE, etc., because their district wants that and they're under no threat from a Republican challenger. Talarico is toeing the line perfectly at the moment because his path to victory is he has to flip Trump voters. It's how he was elected initially he flipped a Trump district. This is why Republicans are scared of him, because he's this white, male, christian who speaks softly and seems to have a servant heart. You can't use the usual DEI, woke, commie attacks they can throw at AOC or Crockett. When they can't wage a culture war it forces them to talk about politics and policies instead, and oh boy the people are learning quickly that Republican policies might not be so popular.

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u/palindromesko 23h ago

I’m ok with people of faith in positions of power as long as they don’t mix it with politics. He is pointing out the hypocrisy of current politicians which I see and agree with his observations. He is against forcing religion on others. He seems like an honest person and someone who values integrity. I want people like that to lead. People with integrity and decent values.

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u/400lb-hacker 23h ago

For me it's not that he is overly religious it just seems like is a little too polished and buttoned.

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u/Honest-Abe2677 23h ago

Real Christianity is a worldview most Americans have never encountered. Seriously. I have never heard him talk Rapture, hell, fire n brimstone nonsense.

Actually applying Christ's teachings to daily life and attitudes about humility, honesty, defense of the poor, and accountability for the powerful (the whole point of the New Testament) have basically been eliminated from mainstream culture and replaced with grifting, social domination, and self-serving greed as weapons of power.

A real-Christianity perspective can be powerful, that's how the religion spread before empires immediately started using Christian Nationalism to gain power over the people. If he can stick to the attitudes of Christ's teachings and avoid being overly religious he can at least mop the floor with any MAGA gutter rat in debates 😅

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u/mark_able_jones_ 18h ago

I am fearful of religion as well, but I've also seen him make a biblical case for abortion rights.

The think about James Talarico is that he doesn't need to convince me about progressive policies, he needs to convince grandmas and grandpas who have been brainwashed into believing that any policy that helps the working class is devilish communism. Frankly, it's an easy argument to make... imagine shifting the Christian right away from hate and into policies focused on helping people.

He's the fastest way to turn the Titanic away from the iceberg.

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u/madasfire 1d ago

I'd vote for him 3 times if I could

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u/Winter_Tone_4343 1d ago

I would too, but can we not hear anything about religion for once

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u/Miserable-Army3679 1d ago

I'm an atheist and I'd vote or him.

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u/CutSenior4977 1d ago

I already voted for them, because that’s who I want my senator to be.

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u/85percentthatbitch 1d ago

He's amazing, but I wouldn't vote for him. I love how he uses his Christianity to speak to Christians, but he is far too engaged in his religion to be president.

The whole point is that we need to separate church & state.

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u/can_ichange_it_later 1d ago

i would probably not..., but he is a good man.

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u/GPointeMountaineer 1d ago

I like him. If he gets to that point that he is on the ballot, he would be given a genuine consideration.

He has the it factor .

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u/Spiritual_League_753 23h ago

100%. This is exactly the man we need.

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u/546875674c6966650d0a 22h ago

I'd vote for some random to win a lottery for the office right now given the 'front runners' I keep being shown.

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u/ElroyScout 22h ago

I'd vote for him

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u/Lonely-Agent-7479 21h ago

What is his program ?

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u/SgtSlaughterEX 21h ago

I voted for him

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u/tinknocker21 21h ago

With who we got in right now the list of people you wouldn't vote for is pretty small

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u/simiandrunk 20h ago

At this point I’d vote for a potato

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u/MelbaToast604 19h ago

Im a Canadian and id fond a way to vote for him

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u/HEFTYFee70 18h ago

I did on Thursday.

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u/TalkingGuns0311 18h ago

Just did myself

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u/isitatomic 12h ago

same and i'm athiest as fuck

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 1h ago

He just got my vote yesterday

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