Talarico Takes 2-Stop Senate Tour to Kerrville as Polls Show Texas Race Within 5 Points
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Updated · kerrcountylead.com · Aug 6
Talarico Takes 2-Stop Senate Tour to Kerrville as Polls Show Texas Race Within 5 Points
3 articles · Updated · kerrcountylead.com · Aug 6
Summary
James Talarico plans two Aug. 31 campaign events in Kerrville—a 4:45 p.m. volunteer stop and a 7 p.m. rally—as his Senate bid pushes into one of Texas’ most Republican counties.
Kerr County underscores the challenge: Donald Trump won 76.7% there in 2024, Ted Cruz took 74.1%, and Chip Roy carried the district with 76.9%.
The trip comes as statewide polling suggests an unusually competitive race, with one July survey putting Talarico ahead of Ken Paxton 45%-40% and a June UT poll showing Paxton up 43%-42%.
Talarico’s campaign frames the stop as part of a “New American Dream Tour” aimed at organizing voters directly and testing whether a coalition of young voters, independents and moderates can expand even in deep-red areas.
Texas has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994, leaving Kerrville less a target for flipping than a measure of whether Talarico can broaden turnout enough for November.