Neil Bush, brother of George W. Bush, says he voted for Talarico 21OKT26

 

THE Bush family are republicans who, since barry goldwater was elected as a senator in 1952 and nominated in 1964 as the party's presidential candidate, share responsibility for tolerating, not stopping, the degradation and corruption of the American republican party to being the gop/guardians of pedophiles and sexual predators, the gop/guardians of prejudice,the gop/grand Orwellian propaganda,the gop/grifting our public lands as well as the gop/greed over people-republican party. Thank you Neil Bush for having the courage to vote for James Talarico to be Texas' next senator in D.C., but if you voted for and are supporting the rest of the republican ballot in Texas you are still supporting their goal of replacing our democratic Republic with an authoritarian theocratic oligarchy. This from The Hill..... 

Neil Bush, brother of George W. Bush, says he voted for Talarico

by Ford McCracken - 10/21/26 12:22 PM ET

Former President George W. Bush’s brother announced Tuesday that he voted for Democrat James Talarico in the high-stakes Texas Senate race.

In a post on Facebook, Neil Bush wrote that while he normally stays out of politics, he had serious concerns about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee in the race.

“I have been deeply troubled by Paxton’s conduct as Texas Attorney General, particularly his decision to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election,” Bush wrote. “My concerns about his judgment and conduct are hardly mine alone. He was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House, although subsequently acquitted by the Texas Senate.”

A spokesperson for the Paxton campaign did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.

Bush said his vote was not only to oppose Paxton. The former president’s brother praised Talarico’s character, saying he sees qualities in the Texas state representative that he admires in public servants.

“He speaks with respect, seeks common ground, and seems genuinely interested in bringing people together rather than driving them apart,” Bush wrote. “His faith appears to be a deeply rooted source of humility, compassion, and conviction rather than a political weapon.”

A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico talks openly about his Christian faith on the campaign trail.

President Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party has put the GOP at odds with the Bush family.

The former president did not endorse Trump in 2024, and his daughter, Barbara Bush, endorsed and campaigned for former Vice President Kamala Harris. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served with Bush, endorsed Harris, along with his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), whom Paxton defeated in this year’s primary, held a fundraiser with the former president to support a handful of GOP Senate nominees in competitive races, but not Paxton.

And in 2022, former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the former president’s nephew, launched a primary challenge against Paxton for attorney general but lost in the runoff by a 36-point margin.

In Tuesday’s Facebook post, Neil Bush wrote that he still believes in Republican principles but believes Trump has done “enormous damage to the Republican party.”

“I have been a Republican for most of my life, and I still believe deeply in many traditional Republican principles,” Bush wrote. “But character matters more than party affiliation.”