Texan James Talarico: is this the face of Democrats’ 2026 US midterm hopes?

Texan James Talarico: is this the face of Democrats’ 2026 US midterm hopes?

James Talarico barely mentioned Donald Trump when he finally got to give his victory speech on Wednesday night as Democrats’ nominee for US Senate in Texas. But the 36-year-old state lawmaker is now a frontman for the left’s opposition to Trump, not just in his own state but around the country. With his victory over US congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, the state lawmaker from Austin will test whether a smiling message of unity and change is enough to answer voters’ frustrations amid discord at...

By Associated Press