There's a familiar playbook in Democratic politics: pretend to be something you’re not to win. Abigail Spanberger won her election pretending to be a moderate. Heck, even Mikie Sherrill pretended to be a moderate to win New Jersey, for crying out loud. Time and time again, Democrats prove that they don’t treat campaigns as opportunities to introduce themselves to the voters, but as an opportunity to deceive them so they’ll get elected.
And the next great performance is coming out of Texas.
James Talarico, the state representative who just won the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, wasted no time proving he understands the game.
According to a report from our sister site Townhall, soon after winning his primary, Talarico quietly deleted the endorsement page from his campaign website. That timing is no accident. An archived version of the page is still accessible, though, and it tells voters everything he doesn’t want them to know.
So what, exactly, was Talarico hiding?
The page showed he was backed by several left-wing groups, including the Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus, 134 PAC, Stonewall Democrats, and Mothers Against Greg Abbott. Many of these groups promote far-left positions, including transgender activism involving children, drag queen story hours for kids, and aggressive DEI initiatives. The Stonewall Democrats, for example, have warned they will hold candidates “accountable” if they stray from their transgender agenda. Other supporters include the Waco chapter of Indivisible, which has labeled ICE operations a “Terror Machine,” and Mothers Against Greg Abbott, which has called ICE agents “monsters” while selling merchandise tied to its campaign messaging.
ICYMI: Senate Hearing Erupts After Democrat Witness Dodges Easiest Question Ever
None of this was hidden during the primary. Talarico proudly displayed it. Then he won, advanced to the general election, and the foundation of his campaign suddenly became its biggest liability.
This is a pattern, and Texans deserve to recognize it. I don’t know how many Virginians were fooled by Spanberger, or how many New Jerseyans really believed Sherrill’s act, either. Both of those were blue states; they were likely to win in the first place, and they still had to pretend to be something they weren’t. That isn’t going to work in Texas. It’s a red state that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by 14 points.
Countless clips of Talarico have already gone viral since his primary victory, and they don't portray a moderate bridge-builder with Christian values. They show exactly the kind of candidate those now-deleted endorsements were celebrating, a radical leftist beholden to LGBTQ activists who want to butcher the bodies of children. Talarico would be a stronger candidate in San Francisco, not Texas.
I’m sure that Texas Democrats thought he was the more electable option between him and Jasmine Crockett, but whichever Republican emerges from the May 26 runoff — Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — will make sure every Texas voter sees who Talarico really is.
Because Talarico certainly won’t tell them.
