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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 third) and did even worse against Cornyn (who had the most votes).  Later polling, after the primary, showed Talarico ahead of Paxton by margins outside the [[margin of error]] and ahead of Cornyn as well (however, the polling was done by a Democrat-leaning polling firm).  After Paxton won his runoff race against Cornyn, polling showed Talarico +3 over Paxton with Libertarian candidate Ted Brown at 1%; however, the polls showed a likely unreliable figure of 30% of Cornyn voters planning to vote for Talarico in the general election (notwithstanding Cornyn's public announcement that he will support the entire Republican ticket - including Paxton - in November).

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 third) and did even worse against Cornyn (who had the most votes).  Later polling, after the primary, showed Talarico ahead of Paxton by margins outside the [[margin of error]] and ahead of Cornyn as well (however, the polling was done by a Democrat-leaning polling firm).  After Paxton won his runoff race against Cornyn, polling showed Talarico +3 over Paxton with Libertarian candidate Ted Brown at 1%; however, the polls showed a likely unreliable figure of 30% of Cornyn voters planning to vote for Talarico in the general election (notwithstanding Cornyn's public announcement that he will support the entire Republican ticket - including Paxton - in November).

== Border Policy ==

== Border policy ==

Talarico boasts (in hopes of garnering Conservative votes through his lies) a moderate border policy, best summed up by his own words, "We should treat our southern border like our front porch. We should have a giant welcome mat out front, and we should have the lock on the door."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/james-talarico-on-immigration-his-faith-and-how-democrats-are-getting-it-wrong-00581624 James Talarico on immigration, his faith, and how Democrats are getting it wrong]</ref>

Talarico boasts (in hopes of garnering Conservative votes through his lies) a moderate border policy, best summed up by his own words, "We should treat our southern border like our front porch. We should have a giant welcome mat out front, and we should have the lock on the door."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/james-talarico-on-immigration-his-faith-and-how-democrats-are-getting-it-wrong-00581624 James Talarico on immigration, his faith, and how Democrats are getting it wrong]</ref>

== Views on Race ==

== Views on race ==

Talarico's views on race have been criticized.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/democrats/allyship-in-action-james-talarico-can-prove-hes-not-racist-by-ending-his-campaign-against-black-excellence/ Allyship in Action: James Talarico Can Prove He’s Not Racist by Ending His Campaign Against Black Excellence], Andrew Stiles, ''Washington Free Beacon'', February 3, 2026</ref><ref>[https://slaynews.com/jasmine-crockett-refuses-back-texas-democrat-primary-defeat/ Jasmine Crockett Refuses to Back Texas Democrat After Primary Defeat], Nick R. Hamilton, Slay News, June 22, 2026.</ref>

Talarico's views on race have been criticized.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/democrats/allyship-in-action-james-talarico-can-prove-hes-not-racist-by-ending-his-campaign-against-black-excellence/ Allyship in Action: James Talarico Can Prove He’s Not Racist by Ending His Campaign Against Black Excellence], Andrew Stiles, ''Washington Free Beacon'', February 3, 2026</ref><ref>[https://slaynews.com/jasmine-crockett-refuses-back-texas-democrat-primary-defeat/ Jasmine Crockett Refuses to Back Texas Democrat After Primary Defeat], Nick R. Hamilton, Slay News, June 22, 2026.</ref>

Talarico is a former [[Presbyterian]] seminarian who is the grandson of a [[Baptist]] minister. Talarico often refers to the [[Bible]] to try to justify his [[Leftist]] political positions. However, he favors expanding [[gambling]] in [[Texas]] (particularly [[casino]]s) in hopes that it will bring more jobs among the [[AI job crisis]].

Talarico is a former [[Presbyterian]] seminarian who is the grandson of a [[Baptist]] minister. Talarico often refers to the [[Bible]] to try to justify his [[Leftist]] political positions. However, he favors expanding [[gambling]] in [[Texas]] (particularly [[casino]]s) in hopes that it will bring more jobs among the [[AI job crisis]].

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Beto O'Rourke]]

*[[Beto O'Rourke]]

== References ==

== References ==

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