James Talarico, the progressive Democrat who recently secured his partys Senate nomination in Texas despite holding unconventional views on God and Christianity, is now being elevated by the lefts most persistent loser, Beto ORourke.
During an appearance on MSNBC with Jen Psaki, ORourke lavished praise on Talarico, according to the Gateway Pundit. ORourke, who has repeatedly sought higher office in Texas and failed each time, is once again being treated by Democrats and liberal media as a political sage whose judgment supposedly carries weight.
In the segment, ORourke gushed, Ive never been more excited. Lets start with James Talarico. This is one of, if not the most, talented politicians I have ever seen. He continued, Those of us who have watched his career in the Texas House have known that hes incredibly talented, but for the rest of the nation that got to see him in the closing months of this really competitive primary, fought against another generational talent in Jasmine Crockett, who made James an even better candidate, um, we couldnt ask for anyone better to be at the top of the ticket.
For Democrats, that kind of effusive endorsement from ORourke is treated as a political prize, even though his own electoral record suggests otherwise. Conservatives, meanwhile, are unlikely to be impressed by the blessing of a man whose statewide campaigns have consistently ended in defeat.
Even some on the left appear less than confident about Talaricos prospects in November. As reported by Politico, Talarico and Democrats had hoped for months that the preacher would get to face scandal-tarred Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a less objectionable general-election foil, outperformed expectations and fought him to a draw, forcing a runoff.
Politico further noted that for the disciplined and studious Democrat who can commit scripture and prepared remarks to memory in a matter of minutes, and who is known by aides to linger over edits to social media posts and ads, the unknown outcome of the runoff is an unwelcome twist, the seemingly rare thing he cannot control. Even with his early start, the outlet warned that even with a 12-week head start on whomever voters select as his opponent in a brass-knuckled, dregs-scraping, cash-consuming GOP runoff, Talarico could still face a four-term incumbent with a long track record of big general-election wins.
Talarico may be the new darling of Texas Democrats, but he now confronts a Republican landscape that has repeatedly rejected the kind of progressive politics he represents. Anything can happen in politics, yet even Democrats quietly concede he faces an uphill climband an endorsement from Beto ORourke is unlikely to change that political reality.
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