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Talarico Courts Muslim Voters While Defending Interfaith Views
Daily Signal ^ | 10/20/2026 | Emily Medeiros

Posted on 10/21/2026 3:36:01 AM PDT by DFG

Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico attended an event in Irving, Texas, that was dedicated to speaking with the Muslim community.

Talarico held a meet-and-greet with the Muslim Democrat Caucus of Irving, where he met with Richardson Mayor Amir Omar, Councilman Fahad Ahmed of Irving, state Rep. Salman Bhojani, and Nima Bhojani.

The event, held at a halal barbecue restaurant, Kafi Barbeque, aligns with Talarico’s record of supporting Islamic ideology and acting on behalf of that community.

Amy Mek, founder and editor-in-chief of RAIR Foundation USA, highlighted some of Talarico’s past Islamic advocacy in an X post. She noted that Talarico is endorsed by Emgage Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit “advocating for Muslim American communities,” which has links to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.

Talarico, who serves in the Texas Legislature, authored and helped push House Bill 2039 in 2021, legislation intended to strip explicit naming of Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis from marriage law so imams could perform marriage ceremonies. The bill was written by Muslim activists and specifically thanked Insiya Aziz of Emgage Action for her role and testimony on the bill.

HB 2039 passed the House but was left to die in the Senate.

In 2025, Talarico also joined Bhojani to author House Bill 1044, legislation that would have added Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh officiants to Texas marriage law. That bill retained Christian ministers, priests, and Jewish rabbis. It did not receive a vote in the House.

His legislative record isn’t the only example. Talarico has also equated Christian nationalists with the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and he claimed Christians, Jews, and Muslims worship the same God.

“Christians and Muslims and Jews all worship the same God,” Talarico said. “Muslims love Jesus. They love Moses and Abraham. We are all branches on the same tree as the Abrahamic faiths.”

“It’s heartbreaking to watch extremists, whether they are Christian nationalists or whether they are the Taliban or al-Qaeda, perverting these beautiful traditions that have so much in common,” he added.

During an interview on The State of Belief podcast in 2024 with Bhojani, Talarico said that Islam helped shape his religious beliefs.

“I’ve learned as much about my faith from Salman’s tradition, from the Islamic mystics, from poets like Rumi, as much as I have from Christian authors and Christian writers,” Talarico said. “This kind of interfaith dialogue, it doesn’t water down your tradition, in fact it strengthens it, it brings out new flavors and new colors.”

Talarico has made other statements about Islam, including one statement in which he said that different faiths are “equal pathways to truth.”

“That’s how I think, you know, I always think of all of the world’s faith traditions as like a circle with that divine mystery of the universe in the middle,” he said. “And we all have different names for that mystery, right? Whether it’s God or Yahweh or Allah, or Nirvana, the Great Spirit, whatever you call it—this is all different pathways to the same kind of fundamental truth of reality,”

Polling shows that Talarico leads Paxton by 2 percentage points, as of Oct. 16, with the race still being viewed as a toss-up.

Early voting in Texas runs from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30.

Election Day is Nov. 3.


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: demagogicparty; irvingtexas; jamestalarico; kenpaxton; nimabhojani; r; salmanbhojani; talarico; texas

1 posted on 10/21/2026 3:36:01 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Hoping he will be one of the last khafir’s beheaded.


2 posted on 10/21/2026 3:38:43 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
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To: DFG
“Christians and Muslims and Jews all worship the same God,” Talarico said.

Allah has no Son.

3 posted on 10/21/2026 3:39:17 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Some people want to control their own life, others want to control the lives of others. )
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To: ClearCase_guy

THIS GUY IS ABOUT 50 POINTS SHORT OF STUPID


4 posted on 10/21/2026 4:00:43 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: DFG

Giving lip service to various interest group is standard political fare. What the Democratic party needs to realize is that people separated race, religion or “sex” want some white guy to “represent” them. They want someone of their race, religion or “sex” to represent them. While they may vote for Democrats as there’s often no “true” representative, they are not going to sit still and continue to vote for that same white guy. Every year there will be challengers and eventually, the white guy gets old and fall ill.

What the rest of us need to do is stymie the rules, regulations and policies...like unlimited immigration, that allow the Democrats a long-term advantage. Politics is not one big race, but a thousand small ones. It’s a war that will never, ever end. The Democrat/socialist/anti-white/globalist philosophy can’t be defeated outright without generations of effort. Frankly, people not imbued with their philosophy suffer from frog-boiling as the situation eases and the rest of us go back to ignoring politics and just living our lives.


5 posted on 10/21/2026 4:35:28 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Oh, gosh! I said that out loud. I'm so sorry.)
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To: DFG

Next up - purple-haired atheists.


6 posted on 10/21/2026 5:18:56 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: DFG

They will vote for him.

Then when THEY are in POWER, they will behead him.....................


7 posted on 10/21/2026 5:27:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: DFG

“Christians and Muslims and Jews all worship the same God,” Talarico said.

Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.................


8 posted on 10/21/2026 5:28:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: DFG

The muzzies would throw this dork off the roof...........


9 posted on 10/21/2026 5:33:25 AM PDT by wny
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To: DFG

What do all the Hindoos in the Metroplex think about being left out?


10 posted on 10/21/2026 5:41:24 AM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: DFG

“Talarico Courts Muslim Voters While Defending Interfaith Views”

And the Muzzies will use him like a condom ... Very important until no longer needed then SPLAT!


11 posted on 10/21/2026 6:15:56 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: ridesthemiles

This proves Talifreako will sell out America for nothing.


12 posted on 10/21/2026 6:50:12 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: DFG
Of course he does. Islam denies the Deity of Jesus Christ.

Democrat James Talarico and his pastor
/ "church" ARE of the spirit of antichrist



13 posted on 10/21/2026 7:00:09 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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14 posted on 10/21/2026 7:22:40 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: DFG

If it’s any consolation, these numbers are from memory but are close.

Photo ID is required.

Early voting in Texas broke all records on the first day. The previous record was 65,000. Now it is 110,000.

The largest turnouts were in Harris County (Houston) and Dallas.

Four of the five Harris County precincts with the highest turnout are in bright red areas.

The Paxton/Talfreako race is the headliner bringing people to the polls, but there may also be some down ticket benefits. My ballot had 132 races to vote on. All but 10 were court judges. I’m hoping for a red sweep to wipe out the lawlessness of the 2018 blue rout.

EC


15 posted on 10/21/2026 7:35:35 AM PDT by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: crusty old prospector

Democrats are the Party of Satan

They couldn’t be more obvious


16 posted on 10/21/2026 7:50:31 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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