{"id":2651999,"date":"2026-08-30T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talaricos-past-comments-agreeing-christians-are-villains-wont-win-texas-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:37:40","slug":"talaricos-past-comments-agreeing-christians-are-villains-wont-win-texas-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talaricos-past-comments-agreeing-christians-are-villains-wont-win-texas-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Talarico\u2019s past comments agreeing Christians are villains won\u2019t win Texas: Joe Concha"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftalaricos-past-comments-agreeing-christians-are-villains-wont-win-texas-joe-concha%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=2651999&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>A resurfaced interview featuring Democratic senate nominee James Talarico is unlikely to impact his chances in Texas&#8217;s midterm elections, according to Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha on fox News. Concha noted that such content might be more acceptable in states like California or Minnesota but not in Texas. The interview, from a 2025 episode of the Higher Learning podcast, included comments where Talarico agreed with a host who called Christians &#8220;villains&#8221; and questioned whether Christianity still defines moral goodness.<\/p>\n<p>Concha criticized Talarico for his progressive views,including statements about God&#8217;s non-binary nature,support for pro-choice policies,recognition of six genders,and calls to dismantle ICE amid border issues. He expressed skepticism about how a Democrat espousing these positions could win in a conservative state like Texas, predicting that GOP candidate Ken Paxton will likely prevail, though perhaps by a narrower margin than Trump&#8217;s 14-point victory in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Polls show a close race between Paxton and Talarico, with recent surveys indicating either a narrow lead for Paxton or Talarico. Concha doubted predictions favoring Talarico, comparing this race to past erroneous forecasts such as those for Beto O\u2019Rourke, and emphasized that Talarico&#8217;s rhetoric is unlikely to win in a state that Trump carried decisively just two years prior.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A resurfaced interview with Democratic Senate nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?s=james+talarico\">James Talarico<\/a> won\u2019t help the candidate win in Texas during the midterm elections, <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?s=joe+concha\">Joe Concha<\/a> said on Fox News\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/shows\/saturday-in-america\"><em>Saturday in America<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf he\u2019s running for Senate in California or Minnesota, then maybe that stuff flies a little better,\u201d Concha said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4702374\/trump-faces-warning-signs-among-women-ahead-of-midterm-elections-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump faces warning signs among women ahead of midterm elections: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4701548\/ro-khanna-democrats-stop-wasting-time-hasan-piker\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ro Khanna urges Democrats to \u2018stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4701131\/gop-appeal-campaign-finance-supreme-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP appeals campaign finance setback to Supreme Court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The referenced interview comes from a 2025 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=egEiFS4a3jU\"><em>Higher Learning<\/em> podcast episode<\/a> where one of the hosts called Christians \u201cvillains,\u201d before asking Talarico if \u201cChristianity defining someone as a good person,\u201d was dead. Talarico said he agreed with the host\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdd up all these statements and aggregate,\u201d Concha said. \u201cThis fake Christian says that God is non-binary, he says that God is also pro-choice, OK. Also says there\u2019s not one, not two, but six genders. And he\u2019s called for dismantling <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?s=ICE\">ICE<\/a> after millions cross over the Texas border during the \u2018autopen administration.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3702230&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=4b21024e430ce4e7d1c9821541124800\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said he didn\u2019t know how a Democrat could run on these positions in a red state like Texas and expect to come out on top. Concha predicted that Texas Attorney General and GOP Senate nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?s=ken+paxton\">Ken Paxton<\/a> will still pull through, albeit perhaps not by the 14-point margin that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?s=donald+trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a> saw in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I just don\u2019t see how, in the end statewide, a James Tala-freako, as Trump has been calling him, wins by saying the things he\u2019s saying, especially against Christian,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/texas-2026-poll-paxton-and-talarico\/\">August 2026 poll by Emerson College<\/a> showed Paxton and Talarico neck-and-neck, with 47% for Paxton and 46% for Talarico. The survey was conducted with a sample size of 1,000 likely voters, with a margin of error of +\/- 3%, according to Emerson. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a poll conducted by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com\/p\/new-poll-in-texas-general-election\">Texas Public Opinion Research<\/a> showed that Talarico was ahead by 6%, using similar methods of surveying 1,000 possible voters and a margin of error of +\/- 3.3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4704280\/jasmine-crockett-not-campaigning-james-talarico-texas-senate-race\/\"><strong>JASMINE CROCKETT NOT PLANNING TO CAMPAIGN FOR JAMES TALARICO IN TEXAS SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha expressed doubt in political analysts, and predictions that show Talarico may stand a chance of winning the Senate seat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have the same analysts who swore that Beto O\u2019Rourke had a great chance to win in Texas, only to lose his races both in the Senate and governor, it just keeps landing in the same spot,\u201d Concha said. \u201cTalarico with rhetoric like this is not winning a state that Donald Trump won by 14 points just two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resurfaced Talarico interview unlikely to help Texas bid, Concha says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4395,"featured_media":2652000,"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\/07\/AP26195072638642.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7072,5894,3694],"class_list":["post-2651999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-christians","tag-politics","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195072638642.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651999","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\/4395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651999"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2652003,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651999\/revisions\/2652003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}