<p>A resurfaced interview with Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico may negatively impact his campaign in Texas during the midterm elections, according to Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha, who discussed the matter on Fox News’s Saturday in America.</p>
<p>Concha stated, “If he’s running for Senate in California or Minnesota, then maybe that stuff flies a little better.”</p>
<p>The interview in question is from a 2025 Higher Learning podcast episode, where a host referred to Christians as “villains” and asked Talarico if “Christianity defining someone as a good person” was dead. Talarico agreed with the host's statement.</p>
<p>Concha added, “Add up all these statements and aggregate. This fake Christian says that God is non-binary, he says that God is also pro-choice, OK. Also says there’s not one, not two, but six genders. And he’s called for dismantling ICE after millions cross over the Texas border during the ‘autopen administration.’”</p>
<p>Concha expressed skepticism about how a Democrat could successfully campaign on these positions in a predominantly Republican state like Texas. He predicted that Texas Attorney General and GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton would prevail, though perhaps not by the 14-point margin that President Donald Trump achieved in 2024.</p>
<p>“But I just don’t see how, in the end statewide, a James Tala-freako, as Trump has been calling him, wins by saying the things he’s saying, especially against Christian,” Concha remarked.</p>
<p>An August 2026 poll by Emerson College indicated a close race, with Paxton at 47% and Talarico at 46%. The survey included a sample size of 1,000 likely voters and had a margin of error of +/- 3%.</p>
<p>In contrast, a poll conducted by Texas Public Opinion Research showed Talarico ahead by 6%, using similar methods with a sample size of 1,000 possible voters and a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.</p>
<p>Concha expressed doubt about political analysts and predictions suggesting that Talarico might have a chance to win the Senate seat. He stated, “You have the same analysts who swore that Beto O’Rourke had a great chance to win in Texas, only to lose his races both in the Senate and governor; it just keeps landing in the same spot. Talarico with rhetoric like this is not winning a state that Donald Trump won by 14 points just two years ago.”</p>