Talarico's Texas Senate Bid Faces 1.1 Million-Voter Black Turnout Risk After Crockett Loss
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Talarico's Texas Senate Bid Faces 1.1 Million-Voter Black Turnout Risk After Crockett Loss
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
Ashley Etienne said James Talarico’s biggest threat is weak Black voter enthusiasm, warning many Black women feel “betrayed” after his primary victory over Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
About 1.1 million registered Black voters in Texas are not voting, and Etienne said Talarico cannot flip the seat without energizing that bloc—especially Black women, whom she called a turnout “force multiplier.”
Dallas Jones, a former Texas political director for Biden-Harris, said pressure on Crockett to campaign for Talarico is deepening resentment among her supporters and eroding potential backing.
Both strategists said Talarico’s past inflammatory comments are less likely to cost him Black votes than enthusiasm is, arguing the race against Republican Ken Paxton is “not a persuasion game.”