Democratic Senate primary erupts after candidate accused of ‘mediocre Black man’ remark

In the blockbuster Senate race in Texas, where the combustible GOP primary has been grabbing most of the headlines, it's the Democratic showdown that's now being swept up in a political firestorm.

State Rep. James Talarico, one of the two major Democrats running for their party's nomination in the red-leaning state, was accused over the weekend by an influencer of calling his former rival a "mediocre Black man." 

Talarico later responded by saying the claim was a "mischaracterization...