Things Are About to Get Ugly in Texas
Government
I n the end, it wasn’t particularly close. Democrats in last night’s Texas Senate primary decisively chose their fighter for November: James Talarico, a 36-year-old state lawmaker who looks—and sounds—like a youth pastor. At certain moments, the primary between Talarico and Representative Jasmine Crockett felt ugly. Online, supporters slung insults and accusations of racism. Crockett had harsh words for Talarico’s allies, and her campaign was hostile to the press, which it demonstrated by
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