Racially Charged Texts Target Talarico in Texas Senate Race
Texas voters are receiving racially charged text messages targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico. The messages, which ask recipients if they are white, are linked to an attack website funded by the American Political Action Committee. Talarico’s allies condemn the tactic as a regression to 1980s-style racial politics, while experts note it reflects a surge in out-of-state spending in the competitive race.