Talarico, Paxton Hold Slim Edge in Tuesday Primary

Monday, March 02, 2026

A new poll from Emerson College shows that Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) have single-digit leads in their respective Texas Senate primary races.

The survey, released Sunday, found that 52 percent of likely Democratic primary voters backed Talarico, while 47 percent backed Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D).

Paxton, meanwhile, received support from four in 10 likely GOP primary voters, with Cornyn garnering support from 36 percent of voters and 17 percent backing Rep. Wesley Hunt (R).

Both results are within the margin of error.

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"On the Democratic side, the 36-year-old Talarico has risen in stature against Crockett, who is attempting to rise to the Senate after taking office in the lower chamber just over three years ago."

"Cornyn and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) have warned that either Talarico or Crockett could defeat Paxton if the Texas attorney general beats Cornyn.

A Democrat has not won a Senate election in Texas since former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen won his final race in 1988."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-02 01:10 PM | Reply

Kamala Harris' endorsement of Jasmine Crockett could be the Kiss of Death for her campaign.

Both are AIPAC money recipients.

And Graham Cunningham Platner, the former US Marine, is doing well in the Maine polls.

He just picked up another endorsement.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-02 01:18 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Will history repeat itself for a progressive Democrat in Texas tomorrow, Tuesday 3 Nov 2026?

James Talarico (D) has a slim lead over Jasmine Crockett (D).

Some of you may recall, in Oct 2025 I wrote that each Palestinian killed by the IDF in Gaza would amount to 65 to 70 votes for Democrat Zohran Mamdani in the race for NYC Mayor.

Zohran Mamdani would win with 1,114,184 votes (50.78% of the popular vote).

Today, the IDF killed 31 people in Beirut, 75 to 80 miles away from the Lebanese Hezbollah rocket launchers in the south of the country.

The innocent Iranian schoolchildren casualties from that horrible attack are still being tabulated; right now the number is around 165 and Dummkopf Trumpf is blathering about the drapes in his garish ballroom.

The antiwar bloc, a movement as old as the American Revolution itself, will propel James Talarico (D) to victory tomorrow.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-02 02:44 PM | Reply