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Talarico raised $2.5M from CBS ban. Now he’s in a real race

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 20, 2026
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CBS blocked Colbert from interviewing Texas state Rep. James Talarico, so he used YouTube

When CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico — citing FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to revoke the Equal Time Rule’s talk show exemption — the network handed Talarico the best campaign week of his life. His campaig…

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