He’s a freak. Perhaps he’s gay. He might even be a vegan. Was he really suffering from flu recently or had he checked into a mental health institution in another state?
Republicans in the state of Texas have asked all these questions – and plenty more – of the Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
They have showered the state with adverts, spending an eye- watering $175million in the process. It’s relentless and each single insinuation, in spite of all of them being entirely false, might have been enough to see poor Mr Talarico off. The vegan allegation in particular: Texans love beef
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