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Will James Talarico flip Texas blue? Don’t be so sure.
Will James Talarico Flip Texas Blue? Don’t Be So Sure.
The national narrative about the result of last night’s Texas Senate Democratic primary is that the party dodged a bullet. Picking Austin state representative James Talarico over Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett was the savvy move, ensuring a competitive statewide race that will, at worst, be a drag on Republican dollars in the upcoming midterms, and at best could finally fulfill leftist dreams of turning the state blue.It’s possible this national narrative is right, and Talarico will make it a race against embattled incumbent Senator John Cornyn or, Democrats hope, controversial Attorney General Ken Paxton. There’s plenty of investment by the donor class and the party establishment in this effort. The dutiful legacy media complex, from Stephen Colbert to The New Yorker, is already building up Talarico as that rare thing, a Christian of the Left who can win over centrist voters. They are already giving him the serious “young man looking into the middle distance thinking about noble stuff” profile already done to death for fellow Ivy League grads Beto O’Rourke and Pete Buttigieg...
