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Paxton RIPS Talarico For His Prolonged Absence and Questionable Claims That He Had the Flu (VIDEO)

Highly popular GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton ripped James Talarico for his prolonged absence and questionable claims that he had the flu.

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The Gateway Pundit· Oct 12, 1:00 AMPaxton RIPS Talarico For His Prolonged Absence and Questionable Claims That He Had the Flu (VIDEO)

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Chair of Texas Democratic Party says 'we're full steam ahead' after Talarico's flu recoveryKendall Scudder, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party, said Sunday he is confident in Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign in the wake of his illness. “We're full steam ahead. And, of course, you're going to see people in the swamps of the internet making up conspiracy theories. That's what they always do,”...

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James Talarico flips Ken Paxton's attack against him with new dare: 'People are worried'Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico turned a recent attack line from Republican Ken Paxton back on him over the weekend. In a new post, Talarico mocked Paxton for refusing to debate him.“I challenged Ken Paxton to a debate 85 days ago, but no one has heard from him,” Talarico wrote on X. ...

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Ken Paxton branded ‘coward’ as attack backfires with brutal reminder: ‘Sit this one out’Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried to turn his Senate opponent's brief disappearance into a scandal, but critics quickly flipped it back on him. Paxton, the Republican Senate nominee in Texas , questioned on Saturday whether Democrat James Talarico really had the flu during his nearly two-week absence, prompting a wave of critics to call him a…

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'If You Can’t Handle the Campaign Trail, You Sure as Hell Can’t Handle the U.S. Senate’Republican strategist Caroline Wren said Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico owes voters answers about his extended absence.

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Republicans are trying to sandbag Ken Paxton — for a bizarre reason: StrategistThe leaks dribbling out daily from Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's campaign aren't an accident, political strategist Chai Komanduri speculated to MS NOW's Ari Melber on Friday's edition of "The Beat." Rather, he said, they're part of a concerted effort to sink his campaign — for a very roundabout reason. "I know this is not the Joe Rogan Show, so I…

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Talarico discusses flu absence in exclusive interviews as GOP sharpens attacksTexas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico disappeared from the campaign trail for almost two weeks beginning in late September.

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how are they in the lead?Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, 37, disappeared off the campaign trail for more than 10 days, claiming a bad case of the flu.

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Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from fluUS Senate candidate James Talarico, who is eyeing an historic Democratic midterm win in Texas, pushed back against an online conspiracy theory that he had

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James Talarico Was Targeted by False Rumor He Was in OhioThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.

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Must-Win MAGA Candidate Cornered on Flood of Embarrassing LeaksKen Paxton has emerged as his own worst enemy in the race for a Texas Senate seat.

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