Texas Democratic Senate candidate says campaign relies on grassroots donors
James Talarico stated his Senate campaign is funded by individual donors rather than corporate PAC contributions. The comment follows record spending in the Texas Republican primary.
abcnews.go.comTexas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said his campaign is supported by grassroots donors rather than corporate PAC money. Talarico made the statement in an interview with CBS News correspondent Ed O'Keefe. He noted that outside groups will spend both for and against his campaign on various issues.
"There's going to be outside groups that spend against us, that spend for us, that spend on certain issues. There's no way I can control what outside groups do," Talarico said.
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Talarico campaign will continue to seek individual contributions.
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Outside spending may increase total campaign expenditures beyond previous records.
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