ROUND ROCK, Texas — Texas State Rep. James Talarico , an Austin Democrat, formally announced his campaign for U.S. Senate this morning – making the Democratic nomination for this position next year as competitive as the Republican race.

“The biggest divide in our country is not left versus right. It’s top versus bottom,” said Rep. Talarico, 36, in a campaign video to be published later this morning. “The people at the top work so hard to keep us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their wealth and their power. They divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion so that we don’t notice that they’re defunding our schools, gutting our healthcare, and cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.”

Rep. Talarico will launch his campaign at a rally this evening in

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