How James Talarico Could Flip Texas for the U.S. Senate

In Episode 45, we discuss the U.S. Senate race happening in Texas. Just this week, Republicans nominated Attorney General Ken Paxton. Was it the right choice? In 24 hours, Democratic nominee James Talarico raised $3 million. We explore the competitive March 3rd primaries for Democrats and Republicans. Starting with Democrats, the progressives in Texas had a tough choice between Texas Tough's Rep. Jasmine Crockett versus State House Rep James Talarico. Their respective platforms and vision truly shaped the Democratic primary season, signaling that Talarico's wealth inequality and fight against Trump's agenda are the winning combo, as noted by Graham Platner in Main and Abdul El-Sayed, who's leading in the polls, in Michigan. In an even closer election, the Republican five-way primary saw no winner in March. The top two candidates, Senator Joh Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced to a runoff election that took place on May 26th. In these high profile primary contests, both former Vice President Kamala Harris and President Trump endorsed candidates in these primaries. How did that play out? Now as Texans head into the general election for the 2026 midterms, we examine how each of the nominee's campaigns are set up for success. We'll review how optimizing campaign websites for fundraising and mobile devices can make all the difference. Then lastly, we shed some insight on the campaigns strategies and dive into what Talarico will have to do to make history and flip Texas in November. Can Talarico build a winning coalition Texas has never seen? All that and more questions to answer on Not Suitable for Democracy. New episodes every week!