The March Issue: James Talarico and the Dream of Turning Texas Blue

The Press Box

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🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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It’s time for the March issue! Bryan and Joel are here to examine Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico in his race to turn Texas blue. They take a look at who Talarico is, why he’s gained national recognition from other Democrats (18:49), and how Texas turned into a completely red state (36:47). Then they take a look at how the Texas Senate race has gone so far and they give reasons for optimism and pessimism for Talarico’s case for Senate (41:58).Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Donald LoBianco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.6	Hello, media consumers.
0:39.3	Welcome to Press Box.
0:40.6	You've got Brian Curtis of the Ringer here, along with producers Isaiah Blakely and Bruce Baldwin.
0:46.4	My buddy Joel Anderson's going to be here in just one second.
0:49.5	But first, I want to welcome you to the March issue of the press box.
0:55.3	This month, Joel and I are going to hit two of our obsessions, politics and our home state,
1:02.0	Texas.
1:02.8	We're going to talk about James Tala Rico and the idea that Texas could go blue for the first
1:08.1	time in a generation.
1:10.2	Now, if you've heard James Tala Rico talk on a podcast or on a TV hit during his Senate
1:15.4	campaign, you know that he has become a familiar character of the midterms, the nice
1:21.0	young Democrat.
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