‘Don’t Come for Me Unless I Send for You’: Colin Allred Backs Jasmine Crockett, Blisters James Talarico in Texas Senate Race—
Former Senate candidate and former congressman Colin Allred endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the 2026 Texas Democratic Senate primary, criticizing her opponent, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, over a comment he viewed as racially disparaging. Allred exited the race in December, the same day Crockett filed to run.
In the video, Allred claimed that James Talarico “had the temerity and the audacity to say to a black woman that he had signed up to run against a mediocre black man, meaning me, not a formidable, intelligent black woman, meaning Jasmine Crockett.” He continued, “Let me just give you some free advice, James, if you want to compliment black women, just do it. Just do it. Don’t do it while also tearing down a black man.”
