Ep 1355 | Can Talarico Take Texas? Troubling Polls & the Moral Dilemma

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Allie examines the Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico and tackles the tough question: How should Christians vote when both candidates have serious flaws? She breaks down Paxton’s moral failings and past scandals alongside Talarico’s radically progressive positions—including his claims that “God is non-binary,” strong support for prison abolition, and open-border policies—while evaluating their records on life, family, borders, and justice through a biblical lens. Additionally, Allie interviews her brother, Justin Simmons, who is the US Attorney for the Western District of Texas. Justin details his mission to crack down on drug smuggling, human trafficking and fraud, while urging others to improve their communities rather than choosing a life of self-gratification. Gov. Abbott declares CAIR a terrorist organization: https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-designates-muslim-brotherhood-cair-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations Ken Paxton’s Impeachment: https://ballotpedia.org/Impeachment_of_Ken_Paxton,_2023 Share the Arrows 2026 is on October 10 in Dallas, Texas! Tickets are on sale now at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sharethearrows.com⁠⁠⁠ Share the Arrows is sponsored by: A'del Natural Cosmetics: AdelNaturalCosmetics.com Range Leather: RangeLeather.com/ALLIE We Heart Nutrition: WeHeartNutrition.com Buy Allie's book "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.toxicempathy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Time Codes 0:00 Introduction 1:11 Can James Talarico win in Texas? 39:14 Interview with the US Attorney for West Texas 1:09:57 Closing Remarks – Today's Sponsors: We Heart Nutrition | Check out We Heart Nutrition at ⁠⁠⁠WeHeartNutrition.com⁠⁠⁠ and use the code ALLIE for 20% off. A'del | Visit AdelNaturalCosmetics.com and enter promo code ALLIE for 25% off your first-time purchase. Good Ranchers | To support a company that honors America’s past, present, and future, visit ⁠GoodRanchers.com⁠ today. When you start your plan, you’ll get to pick a free meat that will be included in every order for life, and you’ll get $25 off your first order using my exclusive code, ALLIE. Legacybox | Visit Legacybox.com/ALLIE to take advantage of Legacybox’s Spring Cleaning sale and preserve your family’s story. Alliance Defending Freedom | Go to JOINADF.com/ALLIE or text ALLIE to 83848 to have your gift matched to protect brave Americans. Episodes You May Like: Ep 1315 | James Talarico Is More Demonic Than You Think https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1315-james-talarico-is-more-demonic-than-you-think/id1359249098?i=1000754075488 Ep 1305 | Is Trump Targeting Talarico? Colbert’s Lie Exposed https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1305-is-trump-targeting-talarico-colberts-lie-exposed/id1359249098?i=1000750390293 Ep 1221 | Rebutting 'Progressive Christian' James Talarico’s Bad Theology https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1221-rebutting-progressive-christian-james-talaricos/id1359249098?i=1000718715520 --- ► Buy Allie's book, "You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love": https://alliebethstuckey.com/book ► Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes: https://apple.co/2UVssnP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FwkXxj ► Connect with Allie on Social Media: https://twitter.com/conservmillen https://www.instagram.com/alliebstuckey/ https://facebook.com/allieBlazeTV/ ► Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey

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0:00.0	Can Tala Rico take Texas? The kooky progressive may have more of a chance to become the next
0:06.1	Texas senator than you think, but we're taking an honest look today at the two candidates,
0:11.4	Paxton, Tala Rico, both personally and politically, as well as talking to my brother, U.S.
0:17.1	attorney, Justin Simmons, about what is really still going on at the border. We've got all of this
0:22.8	and more on today's episode of Relatable. It's brought to you by our friends at Good Ranchers.
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0:31.0	Alley.
0:42.2	Hey guys, welcome to relatable.
0:43.6	Happy Wednesday.
0:46.0	Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far.
0:50.5	If you love this podcast, would you please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen?
0:52.2	Subscribe to YouTube if you're not already subscribed. And if
0:54.9	you haven't shared relatable with your friends, especially your friends who are trying to figure
0:58.2	out what the heck is going on and they want to leave feeling a sense of clarity, but also
1:03.5	some encouragement, then I encourage you to share relatable with them. And you all can have
1:08.7	good discussions about everything going on in the
1:11.2	world. Today, as promised, we are going to talk about what is going on in the state of Texas. Now, I know
1:16.8	I've gotten a little specific some of the past few episodes. We talked about Southern Baptist Convention.
1:22.4	Now we're talking about Texas. And you might be thinking, Allie, you're just talking about things that you like
1:26.5	that are relevant to you, the circles that you are in. But I will tell you the same thing about the SBC that I will tell
1:32.8	you about Texas. Not only does the SBC matter for larger christendom and really American politics,
1:39.1	but also the state of Texas. I am a born and raised Texan. So yes, I do really care about this, but it really
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