{"id":2651653,"date":"2026-08-29T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-worry-james-talarico-lacks-support-from-black-voters-to-win-texas-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T10:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:05:31","slug":"dems-worry-james-talarico-lacks-support-from-black-voters-to-win-texas-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-worry-james-talarico-lacks-support-from-black-voters-to-win-texas-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Worry James Talarico Lacks Support From Black Voters to Win Texas Senate Race"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdems-worry-james-talarico-lacks-support-from-black-voters-to-win-texas-senate-race%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=2651653&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>The article discusses concerns among Democratic figures about the support for James Talarico&#8217;s campaign to become Texas&#8217; next senator. Key issues highlighted include insufficient enthusiasm among Black voters and the slow rollout of a $25 million get-out-the-vote effort aimed at this community.Despite Talarico&#8217;s recent primary victory over Jasmine Crockett, who questioned the level of excitement within Black communities about his candidacy, there are doubts about his ability to secure the necessary coalition to win in a traditionally republican state. Observations from recent primary results show Crockett performing strongly in Black-majority counties, which poses a challenge for Talarico in building the broad support needed for the general election against Republican Ken Paxton. concerns center on voter engagement and timely campaigning efforts to mobilize Black voters ahead of the November 2026 election.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\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 <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/front-page-special-edition-jasmine-crockett-on-nolan\/id1896566457?i=1000784881234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Friday\u2019s episode of the \u201cFront Page\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">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 <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBugenhagen_\/status\/2078955752186695695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a> in Houston.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Jasmine Crockett says black community isn\u2019t \u201cEXCITED\u201d about James Talarico<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally don\u2019t feel like the excitement necessarily exists within the black community \u2026 I don\u2019t feel like they\u2019re excited!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crockett dominated Talarico in counties with large black\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GChJdaNUOd\">pic.twitter.com\/GChJdaNUOd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Cohen  (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/2090885856995291323?\">August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">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<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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