Talarico’s ‘mediocre’ remark roils Texas Senate primary

A Texas Democratic Senate primary is roiled after influencer Morgan Thompson accused candidate James Talarico of calling former opponent Colin Allred a 'mediocre Black man,' a charge Talarico says mischaracterizes a private conversation about Allred's campaigning. He says the praise was for Crockett, not a racially charged attack. Allred pushed back, Crockett defended herself, and the episode underscores the racial dynamics shaping support in the Crockett-Talarico race as voters split along racial lines.