The James Talarico crowd is insufferable

 So, I'm gonna start this with a disclaimer. I formally support James Talarico for the senate. He's the dem nominee. He won fair and square, and while I hate the dude's aesthetics, he's pretty decent on policy.

But man, can we STOP fricking fawning over him? People need to stop treating this guy like he's this big rising star in the party, and how Crockett sucked, and Talarico is so great. Aesthetically, I liked Crockett. I liked her direct, confrontational approach to politics. I dont like Talarico's soft spoken obsession with religion. People seem to treat this guy like a novelty. Can you imagine? A hyper religious guy ON OUR SIDE, TURNING THEIR IDEOLOGY AGAINST THEM. Yeah, but it's still...their ideology. Sure, there's a lot of interpretation in the bible as far as economics goes, and one can make a strong progressive Christian case for left wing politics.

However, I'm gonna be blunt. It's not MY case. Again, I'm too reddit atheist to appreciate this guy. And Im gonna be honest, I define my politics in large part by my moral opposition to evangelical christianity. It's a fundamental worldview thing for me. And seeing this guy using that worldview against the right...doesnt endear me to him, because to me, it's still a bad worldview. i tolerate the guy, because he is the nominee, and because he has a good chance of winning texas, which is basically the buckle of the bible belt. But...I dont LIKE the guy...I dont wanna see more of him. he kinda alienates me. And his die hard supporters alienate me big time. 

I want to see a nonreligious left fighting against the evangelical nuts, and I see the moderate christians as this sort of swing vote. And keep in mind my views on moderation. Even if moderation is sometimes necessary, i dont value it for its own sake. And it seems like a lot of his appeal is because he has this unique "electability" among religious moderates when in reality, I'd rather just see people leave Christianity. 

Maybe had my life gone a bit different, I would be a "James Talarico" in a way. I could see a potential alternate life path where I remained christian but turned progressive. But at the same time, in stark worldview terms, I just see it as contradictory. Sorry, it is. I dont value the idea of having one foot living a myth and the other living in reality. I'd rather just...ya know...live in reality. 

I hope he turns texas blue, but my support for the guy is more transactional than full throated. And I wish my fellow lefties would stop acting like he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. 

I mean, maybe it's good some dems have enthusiasm for the guy, but I sure as fudge dont. Sorry, I can't just get hyper enthusiastic for good old christian boy over here.