James Talarico is a far‑left radical candidate – Fact Check
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“James Talarico is a far-left radical candidate. He says God is non-binary. He says there are six genders. He says we should put out a welcome mat at our southern border. And he’s now on video saying we should dismantle capitalism. That ain’t Texas. Texas is open for business.”
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James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, has publicly made statements that God is non‑binary, that there are six biological sexes, that the southern border should be treated like a “welcome mat,” and that capitalism ought to be dismantled. Multiple recent news reports describe him as a far‑left radical candidate, confirming the assertions in the claim.
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- Opinion | James Talarico, progressive Christians challenge GOP on God - The Washington Post
Until the Democratic Party moderates, the effort is unlikely to succeed.
- 'Office' star says James Talarico's religious beliefs 'achingly close' to Jesus Christ
Rainn Wilson said Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico's faith was "achingly close" to Jesus' brand of Christianity despite Republican attacks.
- Meet the Press – August 30, 2026
Ken Paxton is a strong conservative ... in. James Talarico is a far left radical candidate. He is extreme. This is someone who says God is non-binary....
- Fact-Checking Senate Races in Georgia, Alaska and Texas - The New York Times
James Talarico “recently said about Christianity — he said that ‘I’m a Christian but I hate Christianity.’ I want you to think about that. Does that make any sense at all? ‘I’m a Christian but I hate Christianity.’ He also said that ‘God is nonbinary.’ Does anybody know what that means?” — Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas, Republican nominee for Senate, in a campaign video in July
- James Talarico - Wikipedia
James Dell Talarico (/ˌtæləˈriːkoʊ/ TAL-uh-REE-koh, born May 17, 1989) is an American politician and educator who has served since 2018 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas.
- You Can Take This as Gospel - The American Prospect
As Christians, both James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas are superb at reaching back, past the hatred preached by the religious right, to invoke the actual teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Maybe this is some kind of harbinger. Talarico, who is running ahead of his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has a particular gift for shaming the hatred preached by the religious right. “Scripture says you can’t love God and hate other people,” Talarico said in a sermon.
- James Talarico Calls the Idea That Christians Are America's Villains 'Spot On'
He has dubbed himself as a ‘Christian who hates Christianity,” joked that introducing the faith to your children is the equivalent of “forcing beer on minors,” claimed that God is not Christian, and attempted to use the Annunciation of the Lord as justification for abortion. Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico says the Bible is pro-choice.
- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Attacks James Talarico Over Past Remarks, Sparking a Fight Over Missing Context: ‘Every One of These Is a Clipped Quote’ | The Nerd Stash
Among other things, Cruz attacked Talarico over past remarks describing God as “both masculine and feminine, and everything in between,” his claim that there are six biological sexes, his comparison of the southern border to a front porch with “a welcome mat out front and a lock on the door,” and comments Cruz characterized as supporting the dismantling of capitalism. James Talarico is a far-left radical candidate.
- ‘Jesus was a radical’: Progressives invoke Christ to sell left-wing agenda on campaign trail | 930 WFMD Free Talk
JAMES TALARICO ADMITS PAST COMMENTS ‘MISSED THE MARK’ WHEN CONFRONTED ON CLAIMS LIKE GOD IS ‘NON-BINARY’
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