Jasmine Crockett or James Talarico? Cardi B makes her choice in Texas Democratic primary race for US Senate
Cardi B endorsed Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
Yahoo is an established publishing platform, but the page indicates that the article first appeared elsewhere and does not identify that original publisher in the text. The visible material includes an attributed endorsement and a poll, but little sourcing or reporting beyond those elements.
- Source type — Established national platform, though this page appears to carry previously published material.
- Transparency — A named author and publication date are shown, but the original publisher is not identified.
- Author attribution — The article names Michael Garcia as author.
- Editorial standards — The short report attributes the endorsement and poll, but offers limited reporting detail.
The article attributes Cardi B's endorsement and gives a polling source, sample size and survey dates. It is brief and provides little context about the poll or responses from the candidates and their campaigns.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports an endorsement of Crockett and gives basic context about her opponent and a poll, but does not include a response from Talarico or other perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Talarico or his campaign is included.
- Source diversity — The story includes Cardi B's endorsement and a cited poll, with limited additional sourcing.
- Loaded language — The report itself uses little evaluative language.
The report uses straightforward language to describe the endorsement and the primary, without taking an explicit position for or against either candidate.
- Language tone — Mostly factual language describes the endorsement and the polling.
- Framing — The article focuses on the endorsement as a campaign development without an overt editorial judgment.
- Source selection — It includes Cardi B's endorsement and a poll, but no opposing campaign response.
Republished
Republished from Houston Chronicle. The relationship between the two publishers has not been determined.
22 stories · 77–80 · updated Oct 13, 2026
This is Houston Chronicle's own score, and this article is credited to Houston Chronicle. The host score in the Source Check is Yahoo News's.
Cardi B endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, urging voters to support her before the March 3 vote. A poll cited in the article showed Crockett leading James Talarico.
Cardi B endorsed Jasmine Crockett in an Instagram story ahead of the March 3 Texas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Cardi B said Crockett would fight for voters and their communities. The article also noted that Kelly Rowland had recently urged voters to support Crockett in a video.
The primary contest is between Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico. The article cited a University of Texas Texas Politics Project poll of 369 voters surveyed from Feb. 2 to 16, which showed Crockett with 56% support and a double-digit lead over Talarico.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Crockett in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Crockett’s record.
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21 OUTLETSKamala Harris endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, using a robocall to urge voters to support her. Left-leaning outlets present the endorsement as a high-profile boost and highlight Harris’s call for Crockett to hold Trump accountable. Center outlets largely treat it as a campaign development in a competitive primary, adding polling and campaign context. Right-leaning outlets frame it as a potential advantage for Republicans, with some criticizing Harris and Crockett.
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