CNN teams with Jubilee to surround James Talarico

CNN plans on overwhelming the Texas senatorial candidate colloquially known as Tala-freako, and they’re getting a little help from one of YouTube’s most prominent “Debate me, bro” accounts. Earlier today, CNN announced a partnership with Jubilee, the makers of the “Surrounded” video series, in which twenty absolute maniacs argue why collecting Funko-Pops is praxis against a professor of Marxist theory, for a Town Hall with James Talarico. This is partly the fault of Talarico’s opponent, Ken Paxton, who has declined to debate Talarico, though an invitation has been extended to him as well. In the meantime, the Town Hall will operate like many CNN Town Halls before it, with host Erin Burnett taking questions from an audience of Democrats, Republicans, and Republicans who like to call themselves “Independents.” The main difference is that CNN will receive a coveted spot on Jubilee’s YouTube channel sometime after the debate airs. In a statement, CNN said the partnership between the two media organizations aimed to foster “open dialogue, creating a space for direct conversations, and presenting the facts so voters can make their own informed decisions.”