Dem darling showered with Miriam Adelson-linked money

[LiberalArkie]

Texas Democrat James Talarico has built a national profile railing against GOP billionaires in politics — but has quietly accepted funds from a PAC backed by one of the wealthiest donors in the Republican Party.

The single biggest donor to Talarico’s state House reelection bid last year was a group funded by casino mogul Miriam Adelson, according to state campaign finance data.

Adelson, the widow of the late Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, is one of President Donald Trump’s largest financial supporters and seen as a boogeyman by much of the left. Talarico is now considering a run for Senate, which would test whether such ties are a vulnerability at a time when liberal voters say they want Democrats to aggressively take on Trump.

Talarico received a total of $59,000 from the Texas Sands PAC through donations in February and December of 2024, according to state campaign finance records. That makes the group both his biggest donor last year and one of his largest since he first ran for the state legislature in 2018.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/james-talarico-miriam-adelson-billionaire-donations-00517288

[msongs]

1. dem darling lol sounds like a hit piece

[jmbar2]

2. If it gets him elected, I have no problem with it.

[LiberalArkie]

3. Another Fetterman over Crockett?

[Skittles]

9. repukes are salivating for Crockett

yup

[Deuxcents]

4. Is Adelson sour on the r's or is she just covering all the bases Crocket doesn't accept PAC money, as I understand it

[Bread and Circuses]

5. Another character .....like the hoodie guy? I'm all in for Jasmine Crockett

[Skittles]

8. do a search on where she gets her money

yes indeed

[Buddyzbuddy]

15. It's been reported that most of J. Crockett's money to date, was transfered from her Congressional campaign coffers.

[betsuni]

6. He's always supported legalizing casino gambling, why Adelson donated. So what. Old hit piece.

Has Talarico turned into a right-wing Trump supporter and changed his policies for $59,000? No he didn't.

Conspiracy theories that Democrats are corrupted by campaign contributions helps discourage potential voters, encourage cynicism and disengagement from politics. Big help to Republicans. It's getting really old. Who believes this garbage?

[Skittles]

7. "DEM DARLING?"

WTF kind of crap is THAT

[markodochartaigh]

10. One more reason to get money out of politics,

it sets us against each other over something which has nothing to do with what policies we want our politicians to work for.

[Buddyzbuddy]

11. To be honest, I had to question why he was getting favored treatment over Crocket.

I hope somebody does a deep dive into this guy. Does AIPAC also support this guy? That's a genuine question, not sarcasm.

[progressoid]

12. And Biden took nearly a million from David Ellison

I don't know much about this race but this just seems like shit stirring.

[COL Mustard]

13. I'm glad I read the entire headline!

I wouldn’t want him to actually shower with her!!!

[PurgedVoter]

14. I know that Jasmine will fight for us. We have seen it.

James looks really good, but why is he challenging Jasmine? Jasmine is a hero and we know she stands up to power.
We know she stands up for us.
We have a bit of data on James, and it mostly looks good, but with the support behind him, he could have set up a residence and ran in another race. To me, this looks really bad.

I will be voting for Jasmine tomorrow. If James wins I will grit my teeth and vote for him later, but he has already done wrong in my book. If he is what we need, then he needed to have chosen another race.

[Ace Rothstein]

16. He announced his candidacy for the Senate seat before she did.