James Talarico

Instead of posting the Ten Commandments in every classroom, why don’t they post, ‘Money is the root of all evil’ in every boardroom?

It's been 10 years now of Trumpian politics, politics as a blood sport ... and there is a hunger 10 years later for a return to more timeless values of sincerity and honesty and compassion and respect.

I get the sense that there is a deep hunger across the political spectrum for a fundamentally different kind of politics.

Primaries can be healthy and productive, and can end up making everyone stronger in the process. I hope that’s true for this primary as well.

I really do believe that people are hungry for something different. They’re hungry for sincerity and honesty and compassion — timeless, eternal values that every single parent, whether they’re a Democrat or Republican, passes on to their…

People are really desperate for a new kind of politics. It’s been 10 years of politics as blood sport, politics as professional wrestling. And I get the sense from people I’ve talked to across the political spectrum that we all hate how…

I am very willing to speak hard truths to my own party and stand up to my own party when it’s wrong, because that’s the only way that this party will change, and it’s the only way it’ll start winning elections and improving people’s lives…

I think what I bring is something a little different. I think the country is looking for a reset in the Democratic Party. They’re looking for something new, something fresh, something different and I think that’s what I can provide.

We’re underdogs in this fight. We’re going up against those billionaire megadonors and their puppet politicians. We’re going up against a rigged system. And we’re going up against a lot of money.

Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.

We're the underdogs in this fight. We're going up against a rigged system and a lot of money.

We are fighting for representative democracy, and whether or not that will continue, and so we're willing to face whatever consequences may come our way.

I hear from people all day long, yes on TikTok but also in real life, where they're just like, 'I want a relationship with God and I'm just not sure how to find that.'

Creation has to be done with consent. You cannot force someone to create. Creation is one of the most sacred acts that we engage in as human beings.

We focus so much on President Biden's age, which I agree was a problem, but I don't think we've really discussed that the biggest problem was ego. It was his inability to step aside and let someone else do the job.

If we have to force people to put up a poster, to me, that means that we have a dead religion—a religion that no longer moves people, a religion that no longer speaks to people's hearts.

Instead of making it harder for young people to vote, why don't you just go out and try to win their votes? Clearly, Donald Trump was able to do it.

I do think there is something that Donald Trump tapped into. I think that other Republicans could tap into.