00:00Have the Democrats found a new savior?
00:02They're pinning their hopes on James Tallarico, a 36-year-old Presbyterian seminarian.
00:08Following his recent primary victory,
00:10he's set to contest a Senate seat in Texas in November's midterm elections.
00:14The Democrats haven't won a statewide race there since 1994,
00:18and the last time Texas elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate was back in 1998.
00:23But the strong performance of the disciplined and studious Tallarico
00:26has rekindled Democrat dreams of turning Texas blue.
00:30He's a deft communicator, and his centrist, positive style
00:33seems to appeal to a wide variety of voters.
00:36Tallarico has clear gifts as a campaigner, said Lauren Eggen on the Bulwark.
00:41He seems popular across the various ideological factions of his party
00:45and with Latino voters, an increasingly important demographic.
00:48But Democrats shouldn't get their hopes too high.
00:51They've been let down by Texas candidates before.
00:53Sure, he's a Polish performer whose overt Christianity marks him out from most Democrats.
00:58But voters ultimately care about policies,
01:01and Tallarico's agenda might just be too progressive.
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