Not talking about Beto, but instead 32 yr old Texas House member James Talarico. I had never heard of the guy before a few minutes ago, but just watched this interview and came away extremely impressed with his knowledge, charisma, insight, and overall ability to articulate his position.
He's a former teacher who as a political novice in 2018 flipped a TX House District that hadn't voted for a Dem since he "was in kindergarten". He also made me feel my age when he referenced the previous TX Dem walkout (where Dem Legislators fled out of state) as occurring when he was in high school because I remember that event well and I didn't think it was that long ago...
IMO, he does a great job articulating why he and his fellow Dem Legislators walked out in Texas and what they realistically hope to achieve in the long run. He's being interviewed by (self-proclaimed progressive) BTC, and Bryan describes Talarico as one of the more progressive Dems in the Texas Legislature. So the fact that he was able to flip a traditionally GOP district in Texas is pretty remarkable in itself.
I mean hailing from Round Rock Texas (Williamson Co) and being the youngest member of the Texas house just strikes me as not your typical "progressive". Would be interested in hearing folk's thoughts after watching the video. I don't usually get particularly excited about politicians, but I just found this guy pretty damn impressive...
He's a former teacher who as a political novice in 2018 flipped a TX House District that hadn't voted for a Dem since he "was in kindergarten". He also made me feel my age when he referenced the previous TX Dem walkout (where Dem Legislators fled out of state) as occurring when he was in high school because I remember that event well and I didn't think it was that long ago...
IMO, he does a great job articulating why he and his fellow Dem Legislators walked out in Texas and what they realistically hope to achieve in the long run. He's being interviewed by (self-proclaimed progressive) BTC, and Bryan describes Talarico as one of the more progressive Dems in the Texas Legislature. So the fact that he was able to flip a traditionally GOP district in Texas is pretty remarkable in itself.
I mean hailing from Round Rock Texas (Williamson Co) and being the youngest member of the Texas house just strikes me as not your typical "progressive". Would be interested in hearing folk's thoughts after watching the video. I don't usually get particularly excited about politicians, but I just found this guy pretty damn impressive...