Oct 10, 2026 · 11 min · 11 segments
Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is simply “M.I.A.” (missing in action), adding his voice to a wave of Republican criticism regarding Talarico's…
But one thing that we find is when people actually learn about who Gina Hinojosa is and her record, uh, they are coming to my side very rapidly.
Gina Hinojosa has a voting record to the far progressive left of where Talarico is.
She was number one the most progressive leftist in the Texas House of Representatives.
As Texans learn about how dangerous she is for the future of the state, they realize they got to go vote and vote for Greg Abbott.
All of that, Governor, um, combined with the fact that you're looking at your 11th year in the office, running for your fourth term, it just makes me question polling.
James Talarico and Ken Paxton, most of the polling has it very tight or even perhaps for a lead for Talarico.
Where is James Talarico? Who drops out of a campaign trail race less than 30 days until the election?
But one thing that we find is when people actually learn about who Gina Hinojosa is and her record, uh, they are coming to my side very rapidly.
Gina Hinojosa has a voting record to the far progressive left of where Talarico is.
She was number one the most progressive leftist in the Texas House of Representatives.
As Texans learn about how dangerous she is for the future of the state, they realize they got to go vote and vote for Greg Abbott.
All of that, Governor, um, combined with the fact that you're looking at your 11th year in the office, running for your fourth term, it just makes me question polling.
James Talarico and Ken Paxton, most of the polling has it very tight or even perhaps for a lead for Talarico.
Where is James Talarico? Who drops out of a campaign trail race less than 30 days until the election?
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