Socialism Is For The Rich

Crazy: @tedcruz notes that it's not the Texas way for a candidate to be utterly dependent on donations from an African immigrant credibly accused of of election fraud and a Florida man charged with election fraud.

But that is what @KenPaxtonTX is doing when he relies on Elon… https://t.co/3GpzWCRj1S

— EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check (@emptywheel) September 6, 2026

AND Talarico supports dismantling capitalism!

This economic system only serves those who can afford to pay politicians for access and control.

This is not capitalism; this is crony capitalism.

As Dr. King said: we have socialism for the rich and rugged individualism for the poor. pic.twitter.com/WFeSUr7nuT

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) September 5, 2026

Or, Talarico wants to support people who aren’t rich, which doesn’t include Cruz and his supporters.

What is Cruz afraid of, really?