James Talarico Says Billionaires Are ‘Destroying’ Country. Parades Around With One Anyway.

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James Talarico Says Billionaires Are ‘Destroying’ Country. Parades Around With One Anyway.

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico featured a billionaire guest at a Wednesday fundraiser in Chicago after repeatedly using heated rhetoric against billionaires. Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — who…

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