Today on Greta Wire: - Veteran pollster John McLaughlin explains why polling remains an inexact science shaped by methodology, sample selection and changing technology. - McLaughlin analyzes the Michigan poll that predicts an Abdul El-Sayed landslide before he wins by only one point. - He revisits the Iowa survey showing Kamala Harris ahead shortly before Donald Trump wins the state by more than 13 points. - McLaughlin reveals how polling adults instead of likely voters can produce deeply misleading election headlines. - John urges reporters to examine a poll’s sponsor, sample, timing and exact wording before repeating its results. Today’s podcast is sponsored by : PARAMOUNT PLUS - Don’t Miss “Lioness” - all episodes now…
James Talarico is too woke for conservatives and too white for liberals. The post Even in Texas, Democrats Can’t Leave Woke Behind appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Even in Texas, Democrats Can’t Leave Woke Behind James Talarico is too woke for conservatives and too white for liberals. Texas Democrats picked the boring white guy over the black firebrand last week. James Talarico is touted as the Democrats’ best chance to pick up a Senate seat in the Lone Star State. The state representative, according to his fans, is a devout Christian who can appeal to Republicans and independents with his inoffensiveness and centrist persona. Who could be offended by this 36-year-old Boy Scout? But it turns out that Mr. Moderate wasn’t so moderate just a few years ago. He made many comically woke…Open
Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D.), who defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the state’s Democrat Senate primary on Tuesday, is facing widespread ridicule on […] Source
At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
Talarico, a state lawmaker, positioned himself as an effective messenger to moderates and disaffected Republicans in his win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett.