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'''James Talarico''' is a [[Texas]] [[Democrat]] [[white supremacist]]<ref>https://freebeacon.com/democrats/allyship-in-action-james-talarico-can-prove-hes-not-racist-by-ending-his-campaign-against-black-excellence/</ref> and State Senator who ran in the 2026 [[primary election]] to become the nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] election,<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/viral-dispute-mediocre-comment-exposes-racial-divides-democrats-texas-rcna257284</ref> which is currently held by [[Republican]] [[John Cornyn]].

'''James Talarico''' is a [[Texas]] [[Democrat]] [[white supremacist]]<ref>https://freebeacon.com/democrats/allyship-in-action-james-talarico-can-prove-hes-not-racist-by-ending-his-campaign-against-black-excellence/</ref> and State Senator who ran in the 2026 [[primary election]] to become the nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] election,<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/viral-dispute-mediocre-comment-exposes-racial-divides-democrats-texas-rcna257284</ref> which is currently held by [[Republican]] [[John Cornyn]].

Talarico defeated Rep. [[Jasmine Crockett]] in an alleged upset in the Texas Democrat primary<ref>https://slaynews.com/news/jasmine-crockett-12-point-lead-texas-democrat-senate-primary-new-poll/</ref> and Ahmad Hassan (who is generally considered an "also-ran" candidate). Talarico was considered the front-runner in the Democrat primary until his [[racist]] comments about a primary opponent became public.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/jasmine-crockett-vs-james-talarico-primary-turns-into-mess.html</ref> Chris Bray of ''[[The Federalist]]'' noted the Texas primary may bring us closer to the daily heartburn of a Sen. James Talarico endlessly sermonizing on the biblical mandate for pediatric phalloplasty and trans abortions.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/04/the-texas-primaries-just-ended-a-bunch-of-jerry-springer-episodes/</ref>

Talarico defeated Rep. [[Jasmine Crockett]] in an alleged upset in the Texas Democrat primary<ref>https://slaynews.com/news/jasmine-crockett-12-point-lead-texas-democrat-senate-primary-new-poll/</ref> as well as Ahmad Hassan (who was generally considered an "also-ran" candidate).

 

During campaigning, Talarico was considered the front-runner in the Democrat primary for most of the time until his [[racist]] comments about a primary opponent became public<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/jasmine-crockett-vs-james-talarico-primary-turns-into-mess.html</ref>; Crockett took a polling lead thereafter, but was unable to hold it.  Chris Bray of ''[[The Federalist]]'' noted the Texas primary may bring us closer to the daily heartburn of a Sen. James Talarico endlessly sermonizing on the biblical mandate for pediatric phalloplasty and trans abortions.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/04/the-texas-primaries-just-ended-a-bunch-of-jerry-springer-episodes/</ref>

In polling which took place before the primaries closed, he polled roughly even with Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] (who finished second in the GOP primary and headed to the runoff), but behind Congressman [[Wesley Hunt]] (who finished 3rd) and even worse against Cornyn (who had the most votes).

In polling which took place before the primaries closed, he polled roughly even with Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] (who finished second in the GOP primary and headed to the runoff), but behind Congressman [[Wesley Hunt]] (who finished 3rd) and even worse against Cornyn (who had the most votes).