{"id":4832,"date":"2026-08-23T19:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4832"},"modified":"2026-08-23T19:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:34:03","slug":"dems-worry-james-talarico-lacks-support-from-black-voters-to-win-texas-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4832","title":{"rendered":"Dems Worry James Talarico Lacks Support From Black Voters To Win Texas Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Democrats are warning that their party\u2019s nominee to be the next senator for Texas, James Talarico, apparently lacks the amount of support from black voters he needs to flip the traditionally Republican state.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4830\">Data Center Backlash Brings Thousands of Projects To A Screeching Halt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, my home state of Texas, we feel incredibly encouraged for two reasons,\u201d Ashley Etienne, formerly the communications director for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d host Kristen Welker on Sunday. \u201cBut the challenge is: the only way you win the state of Texas as a Democrat is if you overperform with Black voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just came back from Houston last night, meeting with operatives on the ground and state elected officials. They are concerned that there\u2019s mild enthusiasm among Black voters and that this $25 million that Talarico promised he was going to spend over a month ago has yet to start to flow,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe investments aren\u2019t there yet. And then you couple that with the fact that Elon Musk said he\u2019s going to spend nearly $200 million on these races, and Texas is a huge target for that. And you\u2019ve got a problem with black voters in Texas: you\u2019ve got 34% of black men voting for Donald Trump. So if you\u2019re going to wait until Labor Day to start campaigning with black voters, you\u2019re playing to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Etienne\u2019s warning follows that of Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who fell short in the March 3, 2026, Senate primary to Talarico, 52.4% to 46.2%. The lame duck congresswoman similarly questioned whether black voters are energized by his candidacy. <strong>(RELATED: Jasmine Crockett Set To Be Unemployed Again As Her Bid For Promotion Goes Down In Flames)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v7cdmt4\/?pub=3rtroj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally don\u2019t feel like the excitement necessarily exists within the black community right now, like I don\u2019t feel like they\u2019re excited, right?\u201d Crockett said on Friday\u2019s episode of the \u201cFront Page\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>The Democrats\u2019 concerns center on turnout as Talarico attempts to build the coalition necessary to win statewide in Texas. The 37-year-old Texas state representative has already launched an aggressive attempt to shore up support from black voters following his bruising primary win over Crockett. Crockett endorsed Talarico the day after her defeat but said in June she did not plan to campaign for him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4828\">Biden-Era Law That Created Medicare Drug Price Controls Could Hike Up Prices, Analysts Warn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talarico, for his part, announced a $25 million get-out-the-vote effort targeting black voters in July as he sought to win over Crockett\u2019s supporters. The move occurred as Talarico faced tense questions from black voters during a July 20 town hall event in Houston.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The primary results underscore Talarico\u2019s challenge despite his success. Crockett beat Talarico in counties containing Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston \u2014 all of which have significant black populations \u2014 and carried nearly every East Texas county in which the Democratic electorate is predominantly black.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett won 86% of the vote in heavily black precincts in Houston-centered Harris County, while Talarico carried predominantly white precincts by a roughly three-to-one ratio.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico is facing Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Recent polling place both candidates within the margin of error; Decision Desk HQ has rated the contest a toss-up.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4827\">Former Republican Kansas Sen Nancy Kassebaum Dies At 94<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are warning that James Talarico lacks the amount of support from black voters he needs to flip the traditionally Republican state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,534,908,899,900,169,3947,110],"class_list":["post-4832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-democrats","tag-james-talarico","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-kristen-welker","tag-meet-the-press","tag-nbc-news","tag-podcast","tag-texas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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