James Talarico says campaign raised $2.5 million

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Stephen Colbert’s Unaired James Talarico Interview Hits 7.3 Million YouTube Views and Results in $2.5 Million Raised for Talarico’s Campaign in 24 Hours
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ” was blocked on Monday by CBS from broadcasting its interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico — fearing retribution from the FCC.

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After Colbert-CBS rift, interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico draws 85M views across YouTube & social
James Talarico says campaign raised $2.5 million after Colbert interview
Stephen Colbert Says CBS Released Statement About Pulled James Talarico Interview ‘Without Ever Talking to Me’: ‘I Really Don’t Want an Adversarial Relationship With the Network’
On Tuesday night’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert slammed his home network, CBS, for releasing a statement denying it pulled his interview with Rep. James Talarico off Monday night’s br...

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James Talarico Says Trump's FCC 'Colluded' With CBS To Keep Colbert Interview Off Air
How YouTube won, TV lost from the Stephen Colbert-James Talarico show | Opinion
James Talarico raises $2.5 million for Texas Senate run after Stephen Colbert drama
“This is a campaign of, by, and for the people. So I’m proud that neighbors from all across our state and country stood together to defend free speech,” Talarico said in a statement.

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Colbert blasts CBS again over his interview with James Talarico
Colbert slams CBS in dispute over interview with James Talarico
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Stephen Colbert calls CBS' statement denying they blocked "The Late Show" from airing James Talarico's interview "crap", dumps it in the trash bin

While Stephen Colbert called CBS' statement "crap," James Talarico, too, shared his take on the controversy. Talarico had a conversation with CBS Austin's Farrah Walton. The interviewer asked Talarico if he believed that the equal-time rule might just "discourage" broadcasters from hosting political candidates.