r/VoteDEM • u/20_mile • 3d ago

State Sen. James Talarico to jump in Texas Senate race

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/05/talarico-texas-senate-campaign-00546945
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u/zffacsB 3d ago

I’m far more interested in Talarico than Allred, and especially interested in allowing for Texans to choose their champion rather than Allred running unopposed.

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u/20_mile 3d ago

Agreed!

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u/20_mile 3d ago

Democratic state Sen. James Talarico is set to announce his Senate bid on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the plans, granted anonymity to discuss them.

The state legislator has been considered a rising star in Texas, conducting dozens of national meia interviews after he and his fellow Democrats left the state to hold up a President Donald Trump-led plan aimed at netting more Republican-leaning seats. He also secured a spot on Joe Rogan’s enormously popular podcast this spring.

Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) already announced a bid for the seat in July.

Democrats have long hoped to flip the Lone Star state, which has at times seemed tantalizingly within reach. But President Donald Trump won the state by more than 13 percentage points in 2024, a far wider margin than his other two single-digit victories in the state.

But if state Attorney General Ken Paxton wins the GOP primary in March, the state could be a ripe target for Democrats next November. Current polls show incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn trailing Paxton, and Republicans have said that Paxton would be a weak general election candidate.

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u/AquaSnow24 Virginia 3d ago

Minor inaccuracy: Talarico is a state rep not a state senator.

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u/DireStraitsFan1 3d ago

Hopefully Paxton wins the primary and then we'll have a chance to win in the general.

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u/20_mile 3d ago

It would be interesting to see some data since Trump took office that shows whether the primary electorate is getting more conservative or staying about the same.

Certainly feels as if the GOP primary electorate is getting more conservative, but is that across the board for all states, and is it only in one direction? What about for seats with incumbents who retire vs those who lose?