Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: 'It's time to fight back'
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) urged his party to "fight back" on Sunday as Democratic legislators left the Lone Star State in an effort to block Republicans from advancing House maps that would hand the GOP five extra pickup opportunities before the 2026 midterms.
“My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us,” Talarico said in a thread on the social platform X. "It’s time to fight back."
“They're turning our districts into crazy shapes to guarantee the outcome they want in the 2026 elections. If this power........
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