Overview
- At a Dec. 18 rally in Weslaco, Senate hopeful James Talarico and TX-15 candidate Bobby Pulido endorsed each other and appealed to voters who supported Donald Trump in 2024.
- Talarico made his second Valley visit since launching his bid and promised more stops before the March primary, emphasizing a combative “fight” message before roughly 900 attendees.
- A Texas Southern University poll this month shows Talarico about eight points behind U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett statewide, with lower name recognition noted as a hurdle.
- Crockett’s prior comments about immigration and Latino voters have drawn scrutiny, which she has worked to clarify, influencing the dynamics of the Democratic primary.
- Pulido faces a primary against Ada Cuellar before any bid to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas’ 15th District, which was redrawn and flipped to the GOP in 2022.