November 6, 2026

"He is my age. He sounded like I could have talked to him myself. He’s somebody normal, like me."

Said Tristan Waumsley, 35, of Richmond, Texas, "who voted straight Democratic at the state level for the first time in his life," quoted in "Fed Up With Politics and Struggle, Young Voters Rose Up/Young people powered Democratic candidates, joining global demands for generational change from a cohort weary of older people sitting on jobs and devouring resources" (NYT).

"He" = Talarico.
Though it felt unfamiliar to vote for Democrats, Mr. Waumsley said he was happy about his choice. But he emphasized that he was voting for the people, not the party, and that he would be watching them closely to make sure they followed through. 
"I really want to move on from what we currently have,” he said, “because what we have isn’t doing it."
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5 comments:

Money Manger said...

After yesterday's market rout, and some craziness coming from the more progressive of the newly elected legislators, there will be some inevitable buyers' remorse in the electorate.

The Times will thus be in full-message that you voters did the right thing, it will all be OK. Never mind all the noise. Remain calm.

wendybar said...

He'll get through it okay. As long as he submits.

gilbar said...

"..But he emphasized that he was voting for the people, not the party.."

that's WHY it happened, in EVERY STATE.
that's WHY there were TWENTY MILLION MORE VOTES THAN 2022

it was the "people", not a party get out the vote
it was the "people", not a party manufacture the vote

Dave Begley said...

Talarico is one of the weirdest persons in public life today. Not normal.

gilbar said...

it was because of the 8 month long FOREVER WAR (23 dead!)
unlike say, Biden's wars (or O'Bama's)

no wait!
it was beacause of the UNBELIEVABLY HIGH gas prices! ($4.40/g)
unlike say, Biden's (or O'Bama's)

NO WAIT! i have it!
it was the %3 inflation! people were PISSED!

it SURE WASN'T mail in voting!!!

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