James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, said, “You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you.” The pastor said he was calling for Mr. Talarico’s religious conversion.
James Talarico has cast his Senate candidacy as an opportunity for Christians to reclaim what he sees as core principals of their faith in American political life.
A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics.
Texas State Representative James Talarico at his victory party after securing the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in the Texas primary election, in Austin, Texas.
After clinching the Democratic Senate primary, he told supporters in Austin that the country’s real divide is between “top versus bottom,” not the left versus right.
State Representative James Talarico has emerged as the Texas Democratic nominee for the Senate and is suddenly one of the hottest properties in the party.
The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.
At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
State Representative James Talarico during a campaign event at the University of Houston on Monday. Mr. Talarico is facing Representative Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday.
Midterm season is kicking off with hard-fought Senate and House primary contests that include battles over political style and ideology, age and scandal.
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and a favorite of the MAGA base, is challenging Senator John Cornyn in the state’s Republican primary contest on Tuesday.
James Talarico is talking up his beliefs and his status as a seminary student. Jasmine Crockett, his opponent, is the daughter of a pastor and is steeped in the Black church.
The primary race for Senate in Texas has become the most expensive on record, with John Cornyn and James Talarico heavily outspending their rivals. But Mr. Cornyn seems to be in trouble.
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