A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics.
James Talarico, a 36-year-old Texas legislator in an uphill campaign for the Senate, knew when he boarded a plane to New York City last month that the biggest interview of his life would never appear on television.
His appearance on Stephen Colbert’s... [1668 chars]