US Midterms
James Talarico: The man who stood up to Trump the bully – and won Texas
His mother left home at 19, and his father was an abusive alcoholic. Now this progressive Democrat – who wears cowboy boots, talks about Jesus and who even Joe Rogan likes – has just flipped the Lone Star state. Trump mocked him as ‘Talafreako’; but now his victory changes everything, writes Alex Hannaford
