The state lawmaker leads his opponent by four percentage points, 47% to 43%
State Rep. James Talarico is beating Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll.
The survey was shared by JT Ennis, a spokesman for Talarico. It showed that the lawmaker had a 4-point advantage before his interview with Stephen Colbert, which stirred controversy after not being aired on the late show television. Talarico claimed it was the Trump administration who blocked the airing of the interview and called it “the most dangerous kind of cancel culture.”
Conducted by Impact Research among 800 likely voters in the Democratic primary, the survey showed Talarico getting 47% of the support, compared to Crockett’s 43%. 9% of respondents said they were undecided.
Weird. Yesterday’s polls had Crockett ahead by 12 points.
I think a lot of those polls predate the FCC meddling which gave Talarico a lot of coverage and support. This might be the first port Colbert poll.
Yup. After re-reading the article I read yesterday, that’s exactly what happened. The one I was thinking of, was taken just before his interview with Colbert.
There aren’t a lot of polls for this race, but there was a recent one that had Talarico at +12. Here’s a polling average
Was it the same poll, or a different one?
I read about it here.
But, after reading it again, it does say this poll was taken just before Talarico’s interview with Stephen Colbert aired. I guess not many people knew about him before that. That’s quite a boost.
Streisand effect strikes again