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Republican Dan Patrick says James Talarico will 'go to hell' for his view of the Bible
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a rally in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Joel Angel JuarezPower, Piety, and the Lie of “Offense”The Power Behind the PulpitThis was not a random insult at a campaign stop. It was Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a high-ranking Texas official and presiding officer of the state Senate, using the authority of his office-adjacent platform to tell a Senate candidate he would “go to hell.” Patrick is not a fringe commentator. He is a central Republican power broker, a close Trump ally, and someone whose political influence reaches into…
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