Texas Rep. James Talarico is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. While we will wait a couple of months to see who his Republican opponent will be, Democratic leaders have already started strategizing. 

Talarico’s brand is that he is a White religious man. The emphasis on religion is central to his campaign, in which the state lawmaker uses it to justify all sorts of radical policy positions. 

Democrats are making the same mistakes they have made for years in Texas. While Talarico has a better chance than most to win the U.S. Senate race, I still don’t think he is the chosen one for Democrats dreaming of a blue Texas. 

Talarico is a radical whom Democrats expect to launder as a moderate. Texas voters will see through such efforts. 

Democrats think being a White guy makes you moderate

We saw this approach when Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her 2024 presidential running mate. In the case of Walz, the impression party leaders wanted to give off was that of a typical Midwest suburban dad.

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