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Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from flu

US 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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Breitbart News Network· Oct 12, 1:30 PMTalarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from fluAlso ran in Newsmax

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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.

New York Post3d agoWhole story →

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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.

Washington Examiner3d agoWhole story →

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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.

The Gateway Pundit3d agoWhole story →

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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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Talarico Rejects Mental Health Theory After Bout With FluCalling it the craziest thing I've ever heard, Senate candidate James Talarico, who is eyeing a historic Democrat midterm win in Texas, pushed back against an online conspiracy theory that he had secretly checked into an Ohio mental health facility.

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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 Christian Cornered Over Truth About FaithKen Paxton is facing questions at a critical moment in his campaign.

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On the issues: A Q&A with U.S. Senate candidates James Talarico, Ken Paxton and Ted BrownKen Paxton and James Talarico are in a close race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, with Ted Brown also on the ballot. See where they stand on THC, data centers and Flock cameras. Talarico and Brown answered our questions; Paxton did not, so we used his past public statements to describe his positions.

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Conservative influencer Nick Sortor maintains claims about TalaricoConservative influencer Nick Sortor has gone viral yet again for claims about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's mental health.

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No, James Talarico was not in a mental health facility in OhioThe Senate candidate has maintained he was out with a "nasty case" of the flu and took time off to recover before the final stretch of his campaign.

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Spencer Pratt says he was told Democratic candidate Talarico is in mental health facilityFormer Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said Friday that he was told Texas Democratic candidate James Talarico is in a mental health facility.

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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was at a mental facilityRepublican officials and conservative social media users are spreading unfounded rumors that state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in a

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Texas Senate candidate James Talarico off the trail with the fluIn final stretch of the Texas Senate race, Talarico has not appeared in person since Sept. 26; he is expected to be back this weekend.

NBC News6d agoWhole story →

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Talarico conspiracy theory is the latest to blow up in MAGA’s faceTwo weeks ago, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri saw his conspiracy theory about former special counsel Jack Smith implode spectacularly at a congressional hearing for all to see.

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‘I had the flu’: Talarico returns to campaign trail and dismisses theories about absenceBy Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on Sunday denounced the wide-ranging speculation about his whereabouts in recent days as Republicans seized on his absence from the campaign trail. “I had the flu. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s wild that someone can just post something on

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James Talarico called explicit school materials a 'conspiracy theory'James Talarico, the Democratic Texas Senate candidate, dismissed concerns about explicit material in Texas public schools as a "conspiracy theory" at a 2022 education hearing.

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BREAKING: James Talarico Was in Ohio Mental Health Hospital During Mysterious Disappearance (AUDIO)We now know where James Talarico really was when he disappeared for two weeks from the campaign trail.

The Gateway Pundit3d agoWhole story →

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Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from flu – KnowGov