{"id":2576053,"date":"2026-03-04T13:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-offers-james-talarico-full-support-after-backing-the-wrong-horse-in-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:00:18","slug":"harris-offers-james-talarico-full-support-after-backing-the-wrong-horse-in-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-offers-james-talarico-full-support-after-backing-the-wrong-horse-in-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris offers James Talarico &#8216;full support&#8217; after backing the wrong horse in primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-offers-james-talarico-full-support-after-backing-the-wrong-horse-in-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kamala Harris had endorsed Jasmine Crockett earlier in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, but after James Talarico won the nomination, Harris congratulated him and offered her full support, urging Democrats to unite behind the nominee. She also praised Crockett\u2019s campaign and said she expects she has a bright future, having previously recorded a robocall urging Democrats to vote for Crockett late in the race.<\/p>\n<p>The primary pitted Talarico\u2019s Christian-faith-centered approach against Crockett\u2019s progressive, outspoken persona, and race and character questions played a role, including a controversy over remarks about former Rep. Colin Allred that talarico denied. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >contest drew heavy attention<\/a> and money, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-resurfaces-with-new-fiction-book-hungry-to-turn-southern-states-blue\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams returns with a new novel, eager to flip Southern states to the Democratic Party.\">record early turnout<\/a> of roughly 665,664 Democratic voters in the first week. Talarico won about 52% to Crockett\u2019s 46, a margin of more than 150,000 votes, indicating Harris\u2019s endorsement did not swing the outcome.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris offers James Talarico &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-jackson-hospitalized-with-neurodegenerative-condition\/\" title=\"Jesse Jackson hospitalized with neurodegenerative condition\">full support&#038;rsquo<\/a>; after backing the wrong horse in Texas primary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2522725\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> offered Democratic state representative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17710\">James Talarico<\/a> her &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-backs-prime-minister-francois-bayrou-ahead-of-critical-confidence-vote\/\" title=\"Macron backs Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou ahead of critical confidence vote\">full support&#038;rdquo<\/a>; after endorsing Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9855\">Jasmine Crockett <\/a>(D-TX) in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Democratic Senate primary.<\/p>\n<p>Despite backing the wrong horse, Harris voiced satisfaction with the Tuesday primary, saying results showed the party was &ldquo;energized like never before&rdquo; and ready to &ldquo;achieve something historic this fall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4480190\/minnesota-attorney-general-says-was-duped-feeding-future\/\">Minnesota attorney general says he was duped by Feeding Our Future fraudsters: &#8216;They lied to everyone&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4479933\/dan-crenshaw-loses-texas-primary-to-conservative-challenger\/\">MAGA takes victory lap after Dan Crenshaw loses primary to conservative challenger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4480098\/james-talarico-six-sexes-opposing-ban-men-women-sports\/\">FLASHBACK: James Talarico said there are six sexes while opposing ban on men in women&#8217;s sports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I congratulate James Talarico for his win, and the inspiring campaign he continues to build. I appreciate that he is making the case for the kind of civic renewal our country needs. I offer him my full support in the months ahead,&rdquo; she said, urging all Democrats to unite behind the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Harris presaged the endorsement by acknowledging Crockett&rsquo;s loss, praising her campaign, and saying she had a &ldquo;bright future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to salute my dear friend, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. She waged this campaign with the trademark fierceness that has defined her career so far. I am grateful for her leadership and the support she has provided me over the years, including as co-chair of my presidential campaign. She has a bright future, and I am looking forward to the leadership she will bring to the fights ahead,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris endorsed Crockett late in the race, recording a robocall urging Democrats to vote for her just one week before the Tuesday primary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Texas has the chance to send a fighter like Jasmine Crockett to the United States Senate,&rdquo; she said in the call. &ldquo;Jasmine has the experience and record to hold&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;and his billionaire cronies accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primary between Crockett and Talarico was one of the highest-profile in the country, driving national attention and millions in donations. It pitted two competing images against each other: Talarico focused his campaign around his Christian faith, and Crockett focused on her progressive record and firebrand image.<\/p>\n<p>Race featured prominently in the campaign. Crockett repeatedly accused Talarico, explicitly and implicitly, of racism. A scandal erupted earlier last month when a liberal content creator said that Talarico called former Texas Democratic Rep.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colin-allred\/\">Colin Allred<\/a>&nbsp;a &ldquo;mediocre black man,&rdquo; contrasting him with Crockett, who Talarico described as a &ldquo;formidable, intelligent Black woman.&rdquo; Allred gave his full endorsement to Crockett in response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you want to compliment black women, just do it. Just do it,&rdquo; Allred said in his&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ColinAllredTX\/status\/2018384625899294820?s=20\">video<\/a>&nbsp;endorsement. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t do it while also tearing down a black man. OK? We&rsquo;ve seen that play before. We&rsquo;re sick and tired of it. We&rsquo;re tired of folks using praise for black women to mask criticism for black men.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Talarico claimed the content creator mischaracterized the conversation, saying he had only described Allred&rsquo;s campaigning as mediocre, not the former candidate himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4479701\/james-talarico-bests-jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-primary\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4479701\">JAMES TALARICO BESTS JASMINE CROCKETT IN TEXAS SENATE PRIMARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary drew a record turnout in early voting, with 665,664 Democrats casting their vote in the first week.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s endorsement failed to swing the pendulum in Crockett&rsquo;s favor &mdash; with over 95% of votes counted, Talarico had 52% to Crockett&rsquo;s 46%. Talarico won by over 150,000 votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris backs Talarico, pledges support after Crockett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2576054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-wszxfcv3b-1772228166537-e1772229197683.jpg?1772211192&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[13348,4021,59577,33184,37104],"class_list":["post-2576053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-endorsement","tag-harris","tag-james-talarico","tag-primary-election","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-wszxfcv3b-1772228166537-e1772229197683.jpg?1772211192&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576057,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576053\/revisions\/2576057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}