Talarico pledges unity, bipartisanship in Washington
Democratic U.S. senator-elect James Talarico told reporters last week after his decisive win over Republican Ken Paxton that his win was not so much a partisan triumph as a call for something different in Washington, The Dallas Morning News reported. Talarico said his winning coalition was united by economic frustration and a desire for change. “People across the political spectrum are hungry for a different kind of politics. Not a politics of hate, not a politics of fear, not a politics of division, but a politics of love,” he said. When asked if Democrats should concentrate on legislative…
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