2026-09-09 15:41:01 美东时间 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
得克萨斯州州众议员、美国参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科周三表示，他的对手、州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿正通过一则新的AI广告“欺骗德克萨斯州民众”，塔拉里科称该广告“往我嘴里塞话”。
“当你看到这则广告时，他们利用AI来误导本州民众，这完全符合肯·帕克斯顿这种骗子的行事风格，”塔拉里科周三在接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻记者埃德·奥基夫采访时说道。
帕克斯顿于本周发布了这则广告，广告中呈现了一个AI生成的塔拉里科形象，正在朗读一篇题为“詹姆斯·塔拉里科国王”的圣经内容，并提及了他此前关于上帝非二元性、性别以及更广泛的基督教的相关言论。
当奥基夫追问该广告中的言论是否都是塔拉里科此前发表过的内容时，塔拉里科回应称：“并非所有言论都是。”他指出帕克斯顿的广告与其“欺骗德克萨斯州民众的前科”如出一辙，并提到了帕克斯顿遭弹劾一事。2023年，得克萨斯州众议院以受贿、妨碍司法和滥用公众信任为由弹劾了这位州总检察长。塔拉里科还援引了自己最近获得的一项背书——帕克斯顿前执法主管本周出现在一则支持塔拉里科的新广告中。
“我相信民主党人、无党派人士和共和党人都会拒绝肯·帕克斯顿，因为我们不希望一名罪犯代表我们在华盛顿的权力大厅里发声，”塔拉里科说道。
这位民主党候选人表示，自己不会在政治广告中使用AI，并补充道：“我们发布的每一则广告都是由真人制作的，我们对此深感自豪。”
此番表态之际，塔拉里科与帕克斯顿正备战11月的一场备受关注的参议院席位角逐，预计这将成为史上花费最高的竞选之一。今年5月，帕克斯顿在共和党提名参议院席位的初选中获胜，击败了自2002年以来一直代表得克萨斯州的现任参议员约翰·康伦。民主党希望塔拉里科能借助帕克斯顿的候选人身份获益，鉴于帕克斯顿过往的个人争议，以及他比康伦更为保守的意识形态立场。
周三，塔拉里科指出：“德克萨斯州民众已经厌倦了我们政坛这种职业摔跤式的闹剧，”他还表示，民众“需要一位能将两党团结起来、降低生活成本、让经济重回正轨的严肃参议员”。
“我有这样的执政记录，”他援引自己在州议会的工作成果说道，“所以我呼吁德克萨斯州民众根据我的立法记录来评判我。”
在周三的食品捐赠活动中，塔拉里科将这场旨在帮助困境中德克萨斯民众的食品捐赠活动，与他所谓的共和党“亿万富翁舞会”进行了对比。共和党人及其捐赠者正于周三和周四在达拉斯举行中期党代会。这位民主党候选人强调了德克萨斯民众对经济负担能力的需求，他表示：“我不想等到选举结束后，或是我宣誓就职那天，才为德克萨斯州民众提供救济。”
“我们的竞选活动完全是为了服务他人，爱邻如己，”他说道，“而另一方则完全是为了自我 enrichment（注：原文为self-enrichment，译为“中饱私囊”）、积累财富和权力，不惜以劳动人民的利益为代价。”
民主党人希望，这位自称进步基督徒的长老会神学院学生塔拉里科，能够打破共和党长期占据参议院席位的局面。自1988年以来，得克萨斯州从未选出过民主党参议员，尽管民主党多次对胜选抱有期待，但在多场选举中均未能如愿。
这场竞选也可能成为决定参议院控制权的关键一战。目前共和党拥有53个席位，民主党需要拿下4个翻转席位才能获得多数党地位，而民主党希望德克萨斯州能成为其中之一。无党派的库克政治报告在帕克斯顿初选中获胜后，将该席位的评级从“大概率共和党”调整为“倾向共和党”，并于8月进一步调整为“势均力敌”。
当被问及此次竞选与2018年共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹和民主党候选人贝托·奥鲁克之间的竞选有何不同时，塔拉里科回应称：“这确实是一场我们在得克萨斯州前所未见的运动，”他援引竞选活动的现场人气、志愿者参与度和草根筹款总额作为例证。
“人们渴望我从小秉持的传统价值观：诚实、正直、服务他人、先人后己、即使无人关注也能做正确的事，”塔拉里科说道，“我知道这些价值观在过去十年里已经过时了。但我确实相信，这些传统价值观即将在这场竞选中回归。”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XWr4RRBpCY
James Talarico says Ken Paxton is “lying to the people of Texas” with AI ad that puts “words in my mouth”
2026-09-09 15:41:01 EDT / CBS News
Texas State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, said Wednesday his opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, is “lying to the people of Texas” with a new AI advertisement that Talarico said puts “words in my mouth.”
“When you look at this ad, they are using AI in order to mislead the people of this state, and that is completely consistent with a liar like Ken Paxton,” Talarico told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe in an interview Wednesday.
Paxton released the advertisement this week, which portrays an AI-generated Talarico reading a “King James Talarico” bible aloud, with references to comments he’s made about God being nonbinary, gender and more broadly, Christianity.
Pressed by O’Keefe on whether the ad represented statements Talarico has previously made, Talarico replied, “Not all of those statements.” He argued that Paxton’s ad is in line with his “record of lying to the people of Texas,” pointing to Paxton’s impeachment. The Texas attorney general was impeached by the state House in 2023 on accusations of bribery, obstruction of justice and abuse of the public trust. Talarico also cited a recent endorsement he received from Paxton’s former director of law enforcement, who appeared in a new ad this week supporting Talarico.
“I am confident that Democrats, independents and Republicans are going to reject Ken Paxton because we don’t want a criminal representing us in the halls of power in Washington,” Talarico said.
The Democrat said he would not use AI in political advertising, adding that “every ad that we put out is made by human beings, and we’re very proud of that fact.”
The comments come as Talarico and Paxton are facing off in November in a closely watched Senate contest that’s expected to be among the most expensive in history. In May, Paxton won the Senate primary runoff for the GOP nomination, defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who’s represented Texas in the Senate since 2002. Democrats hope that Talarico will benefit from Paxton’s candidacy, given his history of personal controversies and more conservative ideology than Cornyn.
On Wednesday, Talarico argued,”Texans are tired of this professional wrestling in our politics,” and he said they “want a serious senator who’s going to bring both parties together to lower costs and get this economy back on track.”
“I have a track record of doing that,” he said, citing his work in the state legislature. “So I’m asking Texans to judge me based on my legislative record.”
Appearing at a grocery drive Wednesday, Talarico drew a contrast between the food drive aimed at helping struggling Texans and what he called the GOP “billionaire ball,” as Republicans and their donors gather in Dallas for their midterm convention Wednesday and Thursday. The Democratic candidate highlighted Texans’ need for affordability, saying, “I don’t want to wait until the day after the election, or the day I’m sworn in, to give Texas some relief.”
“Our campaign is all about serving others, loving thy neighbor,” he said. “The other side is all about self-enrichment and accumulating wealth and power for themselves at the expense of working people.”
Democrats are hopeful that Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian who calls himself a progressive Christian, can break a decades-long streak of sending Republicans to the Senate. Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988, and Democrats have fallen short in multiple contests despite optimism about their chances.
The race could also be key to determining control of the Senate. With 53 Republicans, Democrats would need to flip four seats to take the majority, and Democrats are hoping the Lone Star State is one of them. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the race from likely Republican to leaning Republican after Paxton’s victory in the primary, and then in August, from leaning Republican to a toss-up.
Asked what sets this race apart from the 2018 race between GOP Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O’Rourke, Talarico replied, “This is truly a movement unlike any other that we’ve seen in the state of Texas,” citing interest at events, volunteer participation and grassroots fundraising totals.
“People are hungry for the old-fashioned values I was raised with: honesty, integrity, service, putting others before self, doing the right thing, even when no one is watching,” Talarico said. “I know those values have been out of style recently over the past 10 years. But I really do believe those old-fashioned values are about to make a comeback in this race.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XWr4RRBpCY
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