Does James Talarico have what it takes to flip the Texas Senate seat?
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico has gained national traction over the last year, but is he the candidate to finally give Democrats the win they have long been searching for in the Lone Star State?
Texas Democrats are known to hold out hope time and time again, just to be let down. That hope was sparked once again when Talarico entered the race, as some believe he has what it takes to break through, while others still remain skeptical.
The fight to flip the red seat held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is an uphill battle with many factors, including Talarico surviving a messy primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), whom many Democrats worry would be unelectable in a red state.
DEMOCRATS FRET JASMINE CROCKETT MAY BE A TOUGH SELL STATEWIDE IN TEXAS
If Talarico were to succeed in the primary, his success would likely depend on who the Republican nominee is. Although the primary is less than two weeks away, on March 3, the three-way GOP race will almost certainly head to a runoff between the top two candidates on May 26. This would leave nearly three months for the Democratic candidate to campaign for the general election while the Republicans are still duking it out.
Cornyn will face Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) at the GOP primary ballot box in what has been a messy and expensive few months. Paxton has consistently polled ahead of the two other candidates, even as the race remains tight. The University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs released a poll earlier this month that measured Paxton’s support at 38% of likely GOP primary voters, compared to 31% for Cornyn and 17% for Hunt.
The real deal or Beto 2.0?
Democrats see an opening for Talarico after former Democratic Texas Senate nominee Beto O’Rourke came within 2.6 percentage points of incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2018, a blue wave election year after President Donald Trump first took office two years prior.
“There is some commonality between 2026 and 2018, which is that the top of the ticket, that is the the party in power is extremely unpopular, and the person at the head of it, being the chief executive, is extremely unpopular, so that there is commonality there between between the two years,” Democratic strategist Jon Reneish told the Washington Examiner.
“I think that Talarico, in contrast to O’Rouke, has way deeper, more grassroots reach,” Reneish added. “I also think that he has the potential to be far more than an anti-Trump or …
Why resist verification?
Texas state Rep. James Talarico has gained national traction over the last year, but is he the candidate to finally give Democrats the win they have long been searching for in the Lone Star State?
Texas Democrats are known to hold out hope time and time again, just to be let down. That hope was sparked once again when Talarico entered the race, as some believe he has what it takes to break through, while others still remain skeptical.
The fight to flip the red seat held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is an uphill battle with many factors, including Talarico surviving a messy primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), whom many Democrats worry would be unelectable in a red state.
DEMOCRATS FRET JASMINE CROCKETT MAY BE A TOUGH SELL STATEWIDE IN TEXAS
If Talarico were to succeed in the primary, his success would likely depend on who the Republican nominee is. Although the primary is less than two weeks away, on March 3, the three-way GOP race will almost certainly head to a runoff between the top two candidates on May 26. This would leave nearly three months for the Democratic candidate to campaign for the general election while the Republicans are still duking it out.
Cornyn will face Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) at the GOP primary ballot box in what has been a messy and expensive few months. Paxton has consistently polled ahead of the two other candidates, even as the race remains tight. The University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs released a poll earlier this month that measured Paxton’s support at 38% of likely GOP primary voters, compared to 31% for Cornyn and 17% for Hunt.
The real deal or Beto 2.0?
Democrats see an opening for Talarico after former Democratic Texas Senate nominee Beto O’Rourke came within 2.6 percentage points of incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2018, a blue wave election year after President Donald Trump first took office two years prior.
“There is some commonality between 2026 and 2018, which is that the top of the ticket, that is the the party in power is extremely unpopular, and the person at the head of it, being the chief executive, is extremely unpopular, so that there is commonality there between between the two years,” Democratic strategist Jon Reneish told the Washington Examiner.
“I think that Talarico, in contrast to O’Rouke, has way deeper, more grassroots reach,” Reneish added. “I also think that he has the potential to be far more than an anti-Trump or …
Does James Talarico have what it takes to flip the Texas Senate seat?
Why resist verification?
Texas state Rep. James Talarico has gained national traction over the last year, but is he the candidate to finally give Democrats the win they have long been searching for in the Lone Star State?
Texas Democrats are known to hold out hope time and time again, just to be let down. That hope was sparked once again when Talarico entered the race, as some believe he has what it takes to break through, while others still remain skeptical.
The fight to flip the red seat held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is an uphill battle with many factors, including Talarico surviving a messy primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), whom many Democrats worry would be unelectable in a red state.
DEMOCRATS FRET JASMINE CROCKETT MAY BE A TOUGH SELL STATEWIDE IN TEXAS
If Talarico were to succeed in the primary, his success would likely depend on who the Republican nominee is. Although the primary is less than two weeks away, on March 3, the three-way GOP race will almost certainly head to a runoff between the top two candidates on May 26. This would leave nearly three months for the Democratic candidate to campaign for the general election while the Republicans are still duking it out.
Cornyn will face Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) at the GOP primary ballot box in what has been a messy and expensive few months. Paxton has consistently polled ahead of the two other candidates, even as the race remains tight. The University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs released a poll earlier this month that measured Paxton’s support at 38% of likely GOP primary voters, compared to 31% for Cornyn and 17% for Hunt.
The real deal or Beto 2.0?
Democrats see an opening for Talarico after former Democratic Texas Senate nominee Beto O’Rourke came within 2.6 percentage points of incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2018, a blue wave election year after President Donald Trump first took office two years prior.
“There is some commonality between 2026 and 2018, which is that the top of the ticket, that is the the party in power is extremely unpopular, and the person at the head of it, being the chief executive, is extremely unpopular, so that there is commonality there between between the two years,” Democratic strategist Jon Reneish told the Washington Examiner.
“I think that Talarico, in contrast to O’Rouke, has way deeper, more grassroots reach,” Reneish added. “I also think that he has the potential to be far more than an anti-Trump or …
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