Viral dispute over 'mediocre' comment exposes racial divides in Democrats' Texas Senate primary

Ana Maria Rus

The controversy over Texas state Rep. James Talarico’s alleged comment about one of his former Democratic opponents has exposed some of the racial divides unfolding in the party's Senate primary, with just a few weeks until voters pick a nominee. A TikTok influencer went viral this week with an allegation that Talarico described former Rep. Colin Allred as a “mediocre Black man,” which Talarico said was a “mischaracterization” as Allred slammed the comment as disqualifying. "Go vote for Jasmine

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