James Talarico Stammers As Black Woman Berates Him For Not Answering Questions At Event

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico learned the hard way that his prospective constituents expect him to answer their questions when they take the time to attend his campaign events.

Talarico, who bested Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) to win the senate primary, struggled to find answers when a woman called him out at a recent event, warning him that he would “suffer the consequences” if he chose not to stay and answer questions from the people in attendance.

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“So you stay here! You answer our questions, or you suffer the consequences,” she shouted.

Another attendee cheered her on, shouting, “Say it with your chest!”

“I’m happy to engage,” Talarico, clearly taken aback, responded.

“Well, you talk to your staff,” the woman shot back.

“We’ll come to — here in just a second,” Talarico said, adding, “I appreciate you being here, and I appreciate you traveling in, and I appreciate you —”

“I did it for my people, not for you,” the woman said, prompting applause from around the room.

“And that’s wonderful,” Talarico replied. “I think that’s wonderful.”

As the crowd began to murmur, Talarico continued, “It’s all right. It’s all right, that’s what this conversation is supposed to be about.”

At the same event, Texas Democratic state Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons — who supported Crockett in the earlier primary — explained why she was throwing her weight behind Talarico: “Primaries are family fights we licked our wounds on Tuesday then we woke up ready for war.”

But despite Simmons’ assessment, one key figure has been markedly absent from Talarico’s campaign events: Crockett. In the days since the primary, instead of helping Talarico across the finish line, Crockett has instead claimed that the primary was “racist” and has said that her time and efforts were better spent in supporting and endorsing black candidates in other races.