James Talarico could make it all the way to the White House. This Is Why

A blue tsunami annihilated Donald Trump’s Republican party in the US midterm elections – and one candidate rode the wave higher than anyone.

James Talarico (or Talafreako, as Trump nicknamed him) was little known until last year – but managed to win a senate seat for the Democrats in Texas for the first time in decades.

College friend Ben Trotter and Niall Stanage, associate editor at The Hill, join Niall Paterson to find out if the committed Christian has what it takes to help the Democrats challenge for the White House.

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