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James Talarico

Democrat · 1,556 mentions, 1,350 stance-bearing, last 30 days
Net favorability (reach × intensity weighted)
Leaning critical-0.8

A separate axis from the left/right Index: how positively vs negatively the panel portrays James Talarico, not where they fall on the L/R spectrum.

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“tts. A skinny state legislator with a funny name that nobody had ever heard of gave the best speech I've ever heard at a convention, the best introduction to the nation I've ever seen. This guy, these people in Fort Worth, digging it 22 years from then, I can say, man, I was there. When James Talarico burst on the national scene, yeah, we've all heard about him, okay? But my friends around the country have not. And this was, first, I thought it was wonderful because it was him. He was authentic and he was engaging, he was intelligent, empathetic, but it was strategic. This was a heat-seeking missile a”

MThe Source with Kaitlan Collins10/15/2026favorability +4.5▶ 2:17

“t John James, who I don't think is a particularly strong candidate. But I would imagine a close-ish race. [SPEAKER_01] And yeah, I would give the edge to Abdul El Syed right now, for sure. [SPEAKER_04] I don't think I've ever seen a candidate as strong as Tallarico. I mean— [SPEAKER_01] He's great, isn't he? [SPEAKER_04] He really is. I think he just acquits himself with such dignity and generosity and grace and his ability to weave his spirituality into politics without— I mean, it's just so—he's just remi”

LRaging Moderates10/13/2026favorability +4.5▶ 10:49

“ed gun sales and villainizing immigrants while simultaneously defunding public schools. Who's ever defunded a public school? I... Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz. No. No. More funding than ever. Yeah. We spend more money than anybody in the world. How's that done for our education system? That's not Christ-like, he says. James Tallarico has given me more hope for my state's future than I've ever felt. This guy's clearly a radical lefty. Having played an apostle on TV for the last eight years, I have gotten to reenact and hear many of Jesus' sermons and teachings up close and personal. And James Tallarico”

RPat Gray Unleashed10/16/2026favorability +4.5▶ 51:16

“can to suppress the right to vote expressly because they recognize how powerful it is. So do not give them the satisfaction. Get your vote in and do your part to ensure that Ken Paxton never gets near the levers of power in Washington D.C. Because let's be clear, watching Trump panic on Truth Social is fun, but seeing James Talarico in the U.S. Senate for the next 6 years at least will be so much more fun than that. >> [music] >> Before you go, one quick request. It's become clear to me that this White House is dead set on preventing me from reaching any audience. Trump's decision to put me as the first name on his enemies list is a”

LBrian Tyler Cohen10/16/2026favorability +4.5source

“02:07:42.600] [SPEAKER_18] Absolutely. We want Tallarico in Texas. Even if you were a Jasmine Crockett superfan, it is now time to pick up your voting pen and go and tick, tick, tick for Tallarico. [SPEAKER_11] Get rid of status quo. [SPEAKER_18] We want Tallarico to win that race. And so if you're in Texas, the time to like, the bruises got to heal because you get him in. We need Tallarico in there. Charles Booker in Kentucky. They're saying it's not a possibility. Why not? I mean, why the hell not? Angie Nixon, why not? I think we need to lean on every single race, p”

LThe Joy Reid Show10/1/2026favorability +4.5▶ 127:44

Most critical quotes

“icans, so many brave black Americans have fought and died for that right. And so for politicians in Austin or in Washington, as they're now doing with the Save Act, they are trying to rob our neighbors, particularly our black neighbors, of those God-given rights. [SPEAKER_14] So how can James Tallarico be very sure that this no-good, terrible law seeks to disenfranchise black voters a couple of months ago, but last night pretend that he's never heard of it? Because he's a weak, pathetic liar. And he doesn't have the guts to tell that voter who served our country the truth, that he has no intention of”

MThe Scott Jennings Podcast10/15/2026favorability -5.0▶ 4:46

“horse with our nation's enemies, and you flooded them across the border for four years. [SPEAKER_08] ...of a safe, orderly process that ensures public safety. That is not mutually exclusive with the goal of preventing... [SPEAKER_03] That is a lie. Okay. James Tallarico reads Satan's teleprompter. And I do mean that. I do believe that. He's supposed to be a man of the cloth, believes that God is non-binary, and children should be transgenderized. You're reading from the devil's teleprompter. Here he is talking about how worthless the border wall is. [00:14:34.680 --> 0”

RThe Rob Carson Show10/1/2026favorability -5.0▶ 14:17

“You fool. Good. Glad to see they're trying to cancel Shane Gillis again. The world is healing. But all right. That will do it for today. Get ready for all the scandals to just keep breaking for the next three weeks. I love it. I love it. I want to see Ilhan Omar in chains. I want to see Tallarico in a straitjacket. I want to see El Saeed. I want someone, someone to really confront El Saeed. You lied about your family ties. You are a liar. Maybe in the next debate because it has to happen. We can't afford this terrorist-adjacent radical to serve in the Senate for six yea”

RThe Gerry Callahan Show10/13/2026favorability -5.0▶ 54:41

“SPEAKER_18] A threat to democracy, a major psycho. Not a man of God. He's a tallarico. He'd be Jasmine Crockett, but he's just as radical. Much like Mom Donnie. Mom Donnie. He is a connie. A connie. Must nominate Ken Paxton and tell John Cornyn that it's time to go. The state of Texas. The state of Texas should reject James Tallarico. [SPEAKER_03] They've got to. [SPEAKER_18] He is loco. Yeah. Says there's six sexes. [SPEAKER_03] Yeah. [SPEAKER_18] God's non-binary. That is no joke-o. Tallarico. Wants abort”

RThe Rob Carson Show9/24/2026favorability -5.0▶ 10:55

“. I've got to tell you what a mess he is. What a frigging mess he is. I've got to share this. I've got to do this. I've got to do this. I saw this. [SPEAKER_03] This is a Presbyterian or Episcopalian priestess, a woman who claims to be a male. And I saw this on the Twitter feed. She's a Tallarico supporter is what I'm understanding. And this is the kind of crap that they're teaching in Tallarico's church. And this is why I say that he reads from Satan's teleprompter. This woman who is pretending to be a man literally has a haircut like Hitler. [SPEAKER_03] It's a total”

RThe Rob Carson Show9/24/2026favorability -5.0▶ 2:19