Overview
- Colin Allred posted a video urging voters to back Jasmine Crockett, saying James Talarico told a Black woman he had expected to run against a 'mediocre Black man.'
- James Talarico denied making a racist remark, calling it a mischaracterization and saying he had criticized Allred’s campaign method as 'mediocre,' not his life or service.
- The TikTok accuser, Morgan Thompson of Dallas, said the exchange occurred after a Jan. 12 event in Plano and acknowledged she did not record the conversation.
- Crockett thanked Allred for the endorsement as the dispute spread widely online, with Republican figures also boosting Allred’s video.
- Public polling from mid-January shows a close race with Crockett strong among Black voters, and early voting is set to start on Feb. 17 ahead of the March 3 primary.