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James Talarico doesn’t hesitate when asked to name his favorite drag queen

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On September 13 at a campaign rally at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was asked who his favorite drag queen was. The radical progressive immediately answered “Alyssa Edwards” — a "RuPaul’s Drag Race" alum and Texas dance-studio owner who has publicly described himself as “a drag performer that works with children.” Pat Gray, BlazeTV host of “Pat Gray Unleashed,” is repulsed — not only because Talarico is a drag-, transgender-, and abortion-supporting Democrat, but because as of right now, he’s polling even with or slightly ahead of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in a state that has long been a red stronghold. “The drag queen fan James Talarico now has a Polymarket odds of winning at 56%,” says co-host Keith Malinak. “He's up three on Ken Paxton. This is a guy who can immediately name his favorite Texas drag queen!” exclaims Pat in disgust. But it’s not just an affinity for drag queens that creeps Pat out. It’s also Ta