Pence on Paxton: Republicans have 'lost our way' in 'many respects,' but Talarico is 'radical left'

Former Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Texas U.S. Senate race on Sunday and said the GOP has "lost our way" in "many respects" but James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, is "radical left."

"If I was voting in Texas, I could never vote for the Democrat nominee, Talarico, who is a radical left, supports abortion on demand, embrace the radical gender ideology of the Democratic Party," Pence said on "Meet the Press."

He was asked directly if he supports the Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton.

"I think in many respects Republicans have lost our way. But Democrats have lost their mind. And I think the reason why we’re going to hold the Senate, and we have a real shot to hold the House, is because of the extremism on the Democratic side. I mean, you literally have candidates, not just the mayor of New York, but some of the most prominent voices in the party, that are openly advocating for socialist policies and socialism itself," he said. 

"I think that’s the reason why this election is so important. But it’s also – it’s also the reason why I think there’s an enormous opportunity ahead for Republicans to be a choice, not an echo, as President Ronald Reagan said back in the day, is to literally say as they go farther and farther to the progressive left, the answer ought not to be the – the antidote of the populist right, of protectionism, isolationism, and marginalizing the right to life," he added.