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State Rep. James Talarico, a 31-year-old candidate for U.S. Senate, is embracing the "wilderness" state of the Democratic Party.

"I think we’re leaderless right now, and that may feel a little scary to some Democrats, but I actually think it’s an opportunity," he told Houston Public Media . "Everyone’s saying the Democratic Party’s in the wilderness. That’s certainly true, but the wilderness is a place where new leaders, new ideas, new movements can come forth."

Talarico, who held campaign rallies on Friday in Fort Bend County and on Saturday in Houston, is one of those new leaders in his party. His visibility has been on the rise in recent months after a steady stream of viral moments on the Texas House floor, an appearance on Joe Rogan's top-ra

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