{"id":633706,"date":"2026-07-11T11:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=633706"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:45:21","slug":"texas-dem-says-james-talarico-needs-to-pay-blacks-to-get-their-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=633706","title":{"rendered":"Texas Dem says James Talarico needs to \u2018pay\u2019 blacks to get their vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives said the quiet part out loud as she openly suggested Senate candidate James Talarico needs to pay up if he wants to get the black vote.<\/p>\n

Representative Jolanda Jones made the eyebrow-raising claim this week on the Roland Martin Unfiltered podcast while speaking about the Texas Democratic Convention. The Democrat claimed that Talarico, who is the nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, \u201ccontrols the Democratic Party\u201d because he is at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n

But Jones warned that if Talarico wants to beat his Republican opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton, he needs black Democrat voters. And that will cost him, according to the bepectacled lawmaker.<\/p>\n

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Pay to Play
\nStraight from the horses mouth. https:\/\/t.co\/ZXAlWL8pfG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 mikeehlert (@mikeehlert2) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jones argued that there are things the Texas Democratic Party can do \u201cto get black people to roll with you,\u201d but Talarico\u2019s \u201crefusal thus far to engage black electeds and the black infrastructure has put him at a disadvantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTalarico is giving out money to white GOTV organizations and white infrastructure and Hispanic infrastructure, but he\u2019s not giving it to black infrastructure,\u201d Jones continued, referring to \u201cGet out the vote\u201d efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to know if the Texas Democratic Party is going to pick our side,\u201d the former city councilor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I have already told them, Roland, they need to pay for black infrastructure. They need to pay for media with you and not just CNN, you know, and other people like you,\u201d she told the host, declaring that \u201cit takes money to get the vote out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Talarico needs to pay for us to get our voters out. Only then does Talarico have a chance to win,\u201d she said with total seriousness. \u201cIf he continues to
\ndo what he has been doing, I believe Talarico is going to lose. So, we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 blunt assessment set off a wave of comments on social media, where X users marveled at the shameless assertion \u2013 and had plenty to say about her glasses.<\/p>\n

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She says the quiet part out loud. Votes are for sale.<\/p>\n

\u2014 DNG (@2022CLT) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We\u2019re doing extorsion now? Pay for votes? Is this what the Democrat party is?<\/p>\n

Of course it is. It\u2019s what it\u2019s always been.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" Unapologetic Patriot \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@Curs3dCarl) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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So Black votes are for sale now? Rep. Jones is basically saying her community\u2019s turnout comes with a price tag. That\u2019s not voter outreach \u2014 that\u2019s a shakedown. And she never even showed the actual funding numbers to prove her claim.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Travis Markel (@DevilDogDoc1791) July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Does each race get their own infrastructure? I didn\u2019t get one!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jim Mcsheffrey (@jimmcs2013) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The virus known as the liberal left is consuming itself, and I\u2019m here for it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 DarkPoolFeline (@PoolFeline) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The glasses are huge and she still can\u2019t see the truth!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stan Vee (@stanvee2000) July 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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