On Talarico:

Steve Toth who defeated Dan Crenshaw very much dislikes James Talarico. "He's an awful, awful person."

Talarico faces backlash for sixth-grader ‘Obama memoirs’ assignment | Fox News  

Democrat darling and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is taking heat after it was discovered that, as a public school teacher in San Antonio, he made his sixth-grade students write "Obama memoirs" celebrating his election.

. . . "The Obama memoirs are not the only posts from Talarico’s teacher account drawing criticism. Some have also taken issue with a Sept. 14, 2011, post depicting a classroom "free thinker" display. Among the figures labeled as free thinkers were Obama, Bill Gates, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.

"Other figures included in the display ranged from Ludwig van Beethoven to Frida Kahlo to Jay-Z. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was also included. Not included, however, were any Republican or conservative leaders." . . .

"James Talarico, running for Senate in Texas, said ending meat consumption is “existential.”
Realizing the optics of this in BBQ country, Democrats are now anxiously sharing images of him feasting on meat 😂pic.twitter.com/fQxV5DSl4i"

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 27, 2026

 Democrats have forcefully condemned Republicans for going so low as to play videos of Senate candidate James Talarico saying things. | Babylon Bee parody

. . . "Calling it a "dirty, underhanded tactic," Democrats said the attack ads, which show unedited videos of Talarico talking, really make him look bad.

"I never dreamed Republicans would stoop so low as to show people what Talarico says," said Democratic strategist Samantha Parsons. "Broadcasting clips of real things a candidate says is nothing short of a war crime. This heralds a dark new chapter for our democracy."

"According to sources, the Democrats' ire was drawn by Republicans taking to social media to post actual videos of Talarico explaining his beliefs. "Yes, these videos are disgusting, but we play to win," said Republican operative Philip Darst. "We're not going to back down from sharing unaltered footage of Talarico saying stuff. Politics is a dirty business." . . .