Posted on 07/08/2026 1:17:09 PM PDT by DFG
Democrat Texas Senate nominee James Talarico is partnering with failed Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke to unleash a voter outreach campaign that will target drag show attendees, Mexico soccer fans, and people previously purged from voter rolls, the Daily Caller has learned.
After several failed candidacies, O’Rourke is now advising other up-and-coming Democrats through his organization Powered by People, which hosted a strategy Zoom call with Talarico’s campaign Tuesday night, the Caller can reveal.
During the call, Powered by People Executive Director Aimee Prudhomme revealed Democrats’ strategy to target voters ahead of the November election.
“Like Beto mentioned before, we go where the people are,” Prudhomme said on a recording of the meeting obtained by the Caller. “We’re trying to find likely Democratic voters. Those that are targets of voter suppression, likely to be removed or purged from the rolls come November. We go in places where those people are.”
In Texas, people are removed from voter rolls if they are serving a sentence for a felony conviction, if they are illegally in the United States, if they are mentally incapacitated, if they move out of the country or state, or if they die, according to the state’s Election Code.
Prudhomme went on to list other locations where the campaign should target outreach efforts, including drag shows and World Cup watch parties where attendees root for Mexico.
“So whether it’s college campuses, in places of worship, at concerts, clubs, drag shows … the World Cup is going on, we’ve been doing a lot of World Cup watch parties despite the U.S. and Mexico getting out of the tournament this weekend. But we are there,” Prudhomme said. “We are at those events.”
O’Rourke also chimed in on the call to claim that the election was actively being rigged against Talarico by Republicans like President Donald Trump, despite Democrats’ long established track record of calling the president an election denier.
In a recording obtained by the Caller, O’Rourke said they need to work to “get our country back from the people who are trying to steal it in front of our eyes right now.”
“That’s what Republicans, that’s what Greg Abbott, that’s what Ken Paxton, that’s what Donald Trump, most of all, are counting on,” O’Rourke said. “You know they’re trying to intimidate. You know they’re trying to rig. They already redrew five congressional districts in Texas. More hijinks will certainly ensue.”
Talarico is set to face off against the Republican nominee, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in the general election on Nov. 3.
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Democrat nominee Talarico is partnered with flopped candidate Beto
O’Rourke’s “Powered by People” group wrt voter outreach that targets:
<><>drag show attendees,
<><>Mexico soccer fans,
<><>people previously purged from voter rolls.
Impressive voter base they got there...../s.
We’ll keep the seat. Just don’t get cocky. He will be good for 2 terms if Paxton doesn’t decide to do a Marsha Blackburn and run for gov. We could gamble with the gop Cornyn mutiny only because Texas is red. No room to gamble on other states.
Include cesspool floaters!
The next SOTU address is gonna be cream-your-pants tim. Trump’s gonna single out Chuckie and Hakeem. Imagine this: “Chuck. You’re gonna stay and fight off AOC because you’re too proud to let the nuts slap you around”.
“And Hakeem! Where is Hakeem? There you are” “I’ve heard the whispers, You’re next!” “I’ll fight for you. All you gotta do is come over to our side. We’ll treat you better!(big applause). You won’t even have to vote with us. Just point out how hard left are not the real democrats.”
So how do the Dems get a single vote in Texas?
And, Willie ... don’t forget Willie ...
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Commies ... 🎶
I’ve never seen so many “Please Donate” ads on YouTube as I have from Talarico. Well, at least not since Cornyn’s Primary run-off effort finally fell silent.
But if accurate, at least one major poll shows him and his opponent tied at 47-47%.
His fans are incredibly abhorrent but must be all over the place in Texas. Remember how close Ted Cruz was to losing before he caught up? Unless the polls were a scam.
“Hey Beto; got any tips on how I can screw up my campaign like you did?”
“Sure James. Let’s get together and go over some sure fire failures.”
Ping
Look at how many Californians have moved to Texas. Look what they did to Colorado and there is your answer. ***Note*** FReeper Californians are welcome in any state.
I watch youtube vids. They are interspersed with advertising, political ads asking for donations to candidate campaigns.
Talarico has his ads on Youtube asking for money for his campaign.
So, btw, has Elizabeth Warren.
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