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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/ 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> and state representative 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 [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Cornyn]].

'''James Talarico''' is a [[Texas]] [[Democrat]] [[liberal]] and state representative 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 [[Moderate 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> as well as Ahmad Hassan (who was generally considered an "also-ran" candidate).

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).

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).  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 3rd) and 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).

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. But Talarico favors expanding [[gambling]] in [[Texas]], particularly [[casino]]s.

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. But Talarico favors expanding [[gambling]] in [[Texas]], particularly [[casino]]s.