Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the state’s Senate Democratic primary Tuesday as a young economic populist who made his Christian faith central to his messaging. His campaign also demonstrated that his party can still excite Latino voters without the kind of hyper-specific messaging some Democrats are inclined to think is crucial to winning ethnic minorities. According to Politico, “In five different rural majority-Latino counties, more votes were cast in Tuesday’s Democratic primary than for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.” That’s a strong indicator of high interest among
Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the state’s Senate Democratic primary Tuesday as a young economic populist who made his Christian faith central to his messaging. His campaign also demonstrated that his party can still excite Latino voters without the kind of hyper-specific messaging some Democrats are inclined to think is crucial to winning ethnic minorities. According to Politico, “In five different rural majority-Latino counties, more votes were cast in Tuesday’s Democratic primary than for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.” That’s a strong indicator of high interest among