James Talarico: “The only way that corrupt politicians like Ken Paxton stay…”

“Well, as the only native Texan in the race, I resent any insinuation that I'm not Texan. And I will say that this is the playbook of puppet politicians like Ken Paxton. Distraction and division. The only way that corrupt politicians like Ken Paxton stay in power is by dividing us. Dividing us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by culture, so that we don't notice that they're picking our pockets, that they're closing our public schools, that they're gutting our health care, that they're raising our taxes and cutting taxes for themselves.” (00:57–01:04)

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