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James Talarico: “We just sent a message to every billionaire mega-donor, every trillionaire mega-donor, every corrupt defender of this…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2026
We just sent a message to every billionaire mega-donor, every trillionaire mega-donor, every corrupt defender of this broken political system in this state, in this country. Power belongs to the people.
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James Talarico
Democratic · Texas
Source
npr.org

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Victory speech addressing Musk and political donors.

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