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Long post. But this has been building at me for a while and the recent Graham Platner made me realize this needs to be clarified in a way that can not be ignored.

The image of James Talarico as a grassroots candidate stands in sharp contrast with the financial reality behind the campaign infrastructure supporting him.

Reid Hoffman is the single largest financial backer of the pro-Talarico super PAC, Lone Star Rising. His recent $10 million contribution accounted for nearly 80% of the PAC's second quarter fundraising, and his total contributions to the PAC now stand at $11.5 million, making him by far its largest donor.

Source: Texas Tribune

This matters because Reid Hoffman isn't just a

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