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Texas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race

Talarico casts himself as a moderate who would put Texans’ needs over party allegiances amid close contest against Republican Ken Paxton James Talarico, the Texas Democratic nominee for Senate, sat face to face with several undecided voters who grilled him on a slew of contentious issues including Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, abortion and foreign…

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The Guardian· Oct 15, 3:08 AMTexas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race

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Talarico tackles abortion, faith and ‘conspiracy theories’: Takeaways from the CNN & Jubilee town hallTexas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico appealed face-to-face to skeptical Republicans and independents Wednesday night in a joint town hall hosted by CNN and Jubilee, framing the election in populist terms and insisting he is willing to break with his own party if doing so benefits the state.

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Talarico discussed conspiracy theories about him while he had the flu and was challenged about abortion on televised town hallA nine-day campaign absence, a heated abortion debate and sharp criticism of ICE. James Talarico faced tough questions at CNN's Jubilee Town Hall.

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