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In 2020 climate forum, Talarico said capitalism 'oppressive' and Texas oil industry won't last
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The Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate has been trying to expand his appeal in hopes of getting an edge over GOP opponent Paxton, but the 2020 remarks demonstrate he used much more progressive language before his bid for the Senate this year.
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The Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate has been trying to expand his appeal in hopes of getting an edge over GOP opponent Paxton, but the 2020 remarks demonstrate he used much more progressive language before his bid for the Senate this year.
Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico described capitalism as one of three interconnected “oppressive systems” during a 2020 climate forum and spoke of beginning the process of “dismantling” them, employing rhetoric similar to language used at the time by Democratic Socialists of America…
MSNOW Avoids Talarico’s ‘Dismantling’ ‘Oppressive’ Capitalism Comments, Only Mentions ONCE MS NOW/SnapStream On Tuesday, an old video of Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico revealed the Senate candidate once called for the “dismantling” of capitalism, which he also called “oppressive.
President Donald Trump blasted Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico as one of the worst candidates he has ever seen when asked about Talarico bashing capitalism as oppressive and saying it needs to be dismantled.
