“It’s name-calling and stuff like that. They don’t ever give anything about their policies. It’s just like ‘Talafreako’ [a nickname for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico coined by his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, and adopted by US President Donald Trump] and all of that,”

Monique Orellana · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04

Orellana criticized candidates for name-calling rather than discussing policies, referencing the nickname 'Talafreako.'