Without any doubt, the two most inspiring Senate candidates in the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026 are Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff and Texas Senate nominee James Talarico.
They are outstanding in promoting their views, which are enlightening, and knowing how to attack their opponents, Mike Collins and Ken Paxton, who are among the most outrageous, despicable, and corrupt, scandalous candidates that Republicans are offering to the nation in 2026.
These two Democrats are among the most decent public servants we have had in a long term, with Ossoff finishing his first Senate term, and Talarico finishing eight years in the Texas Senate.
They have humanity, compassion, decency, empathy, and common sense, and both are under age 40, with Ossoff age 39 and Talarico age 37, so a new generation of competent leaders for the long term.
Both are favored to win, and it would be a tragedy if either lost to their opponent.
And looking to the future, while neither is talking about the Presidency, they should not be dismissed as a potential team of Jon Ossoff for President and James Talarico for Vice President in 2028.
One might say they are too young, as they would be 41 and 39 respectively in 2028.
But remember Ossoff has been in the Senate for six years, and would be two more years in the Senate by 2028. And Talarico had eight years in the Texas State Senate, and would have two Senate years by 2028.
The naysayers would say NOT enough experience, but consider the following:
Richard Nixon had only six years in Congress, and was 39 when elected Vice President in 1952.
Dan Quayle was only 41 when he was elected Vice President in 1988.
JD Vance had only two years in the Senate when elected Vice President under Donald Trump in 2024, and was only 40 years old.
And William Jennings Bryan was only 36 when he ran for President in 1896.
And John C. Breckinridge was only 36 when elected Vice President in 1856.
So the idea that Talarico could not serve as Vice President at age 39 has no justification.
And Ossoff would simply be the youngest President at 41, while Theodore Roosevelt was 42 and John F. Kennedy was 43.
So the thought of a potential ticket of Ossoff and Talarico is certainly not something to be dismissed.