Asked Tuesday night about state Rep. James Talarico’s victory in the Texas US Senate race, Jim Rigby, who has long pastored the Presbyterian church Talarico grew up in, said he was still grappling with the moment.
“It’s just too surreal,” Rigby said, who was watching the returns from home. “It’s going to take a while to completely take that in.”
But Rigby also reflected on what he sees as the broader dynamic of election night, which saw Democrats such as Talarico—himself a Presbyterian seminarian—win sweeping victories across the country.
