Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Wednesday attempted to walk back his extreme views on Christianity and far-left gender ideology ahead of the November showdown against Republican Ken Paxton.
In an interview with CBS News, Talarico admitted some of his past comments on faith “missed the mark.” 
“You said God is non-binary. What did you mean by that?” CBS reporter Ed O&#8217;Keefe asked.
“I was being intentionally provocative with that statement, but what it means is that God can&#8217;t be defined by human categories,” Talarico replied. &#8220;The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, says that in Christ there is neither male nor female.” 
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He added: “I&#8217;m always going to stand up for Texans who are being picked on by the most powerful, most corrupt politicians in the country, and I&#8217;m going to continue doing that in this race, and hopefully in the U.S. Senate.” 
O&#8217;Keefe pressed Talarico again, asking if he regretted “talking about God that way.” 
“There are some statements that I&#8217;ve made that I certainly regret. There are statements that I&#8217;ve made where I&#8217;ve missed the mark,” Talarico conceded. “I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that, but Ken Paxton is intentionally clipping my cringy comments to distract from his career of corruption.” 
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Texas state Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico responded to GOP attacks over his past remark that God is “non-binary,” telling <a href="https://x.com/edokeefe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@edokeefe</a> that some of his previous comments “missed the mark.”
“There are some statements that I’ve made that I certainly regret,”… <a href="https://t.co/VRsEXHo6ir">pic.twitter.com/VRsEXHo6ir</a>
— CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href="https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2059668066741445059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
Talarico appeared to be referring to a viral 60-second super PAC ad supporting Paxton that compiled some of Talarico’s most controversial comments, including calling the American flag a “complicated symbol,” saying he loves transgender children, and stating that he believes there are six genders.
“Low T Talarico – too weak for Texas,” the spot said. 
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Low T Talarico is too WEAK and WEIRD for Texas. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXsen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TXsen</a> <a href="https://t.co/B6wL7pto4S">pic.twitter.com/B6wL7pto4S</a>
— Lone Star Liberty PAC (@LoneStar_PAC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LoneStar_PAC/status/2057531828085350738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2026</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-book-is-gay-read-the-sexually-explicit-volumes-james-talaricos-church-gives-kids">The Daily Wire on Wednesday</a> revealed that Talarico’s church, part of the liberal mainline Presbyterian denomination, pushes radical gender ideology on children, featuring books filled with sexually explicit content.
“Do you still believe there are six biological sexes?” O&#8217;Keefe asked the U.S. Senate hopeful.
“I know there are two sexes, men and women. I also know there&#8217;s a very small percentage of people who have these chromosomal abnormalities, and I believe they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect,” Talarico replied. 
The dramatic shift in tone comes one day after Texas Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-backed-paxton-defeats-cornyn-in-texas-senate-clash?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump-Backed+Paxton+Blows+Out+Cornyn+In+Texas+Senate+Showdown">overwhelmingly chose Paxton</a> as their Republican nominee.
Democrats — and their donors — are banking on Talarico’s faith worldview to help make inroads with religious voters. <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/texas/">About 67% of Texas adults</a> identify as Christian, including large evangelical and Catholic communities.
CNN political analyst Nia-Malika Henderson said Talarico’s theological framing will likely fall flat — and could even backfire — with many Christians.
“That&#8217;s going to be a problem in Texas, and it&#8217;s going to be a problem for a lot of Christian voters, whether you&#8217;re a Latino, black, or white, they don&#8217;t agree with that interpretation of the faith and of Christianity,” Henderson said. “He&#8217;s a vulnerable candidate in Texas.&#8221;
The Paxton-Talarico race, which could play a major role in determining control of the upper chamber, is set for November 3.
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CNN admits that James Talarico will struggle with Christian voters across the board in Texas <a href="https://t.co/4bf1aB9gqy">pic.twitter.com/4bf1aB9gqy</a>
— Jacob Wheeler (@JWheelertv) <a href="https://x.com/JWheelertv/status/2059460071352889584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2026</a></blockquote>

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