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James Talarico: “Politics of name calling, of trolling and owning has a…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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'The people versus Ken Paxton': Talarico blasts GOP challenger as nation's 'most corrupt politician'

Published | Video Starts at 10:28

That's exactly how I flipped a Trump district in Williamson County, Texas. When I first got elected the state House, it was by building that big coalition, that big tent, and this Politics of name calling, of trolling and owning has a record low approval rating in this country, including in Texas. Those nicknames don't lower your grocery bills. They don't lower the, the price of gas. They don't lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs and insurance. (10:28–10:35)

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