James Talarico: “We've had one party rule for 30 years [in Texas].”

“You need that competition. So, so it forces lawmakers in both parties to work together, to talk to one another, to compromise. We don't have that in Texas right now because We've had one party rule for 30 years [in Texas]. So you see a lot of extremism, you see a lot of corruption in our state. And I think it's why people are hungry for a change. You know, I'm the same.” (28:56–29:02)

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