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No, James Talarico was not in a mental health facility in Ohio

The 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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The Dallas Morning News· Oct 12, 9:04 PMNo, James Talarico was not in a mental health facility in Ohio

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Right-Wing Smear Campaign Against James Talarico Collapses in Mere HoursA right-wing smear campaign against Texas Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico fell apart in mere hours on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, MAGA influencers Nick Sortor and Rhein Amacher posted a 45-second audio recording on social media that they claimed was of an employee at an Ohio mental health center stating that Talarico had been discharged…

Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →

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Viral Democrat parody sounds eerily like James TalaricoOne Democratic Senate candidate has tried so hard to appeal to working-class Texans that he has accidentally become a parody of himself — and one satirical video is capitalizing on that. The parody begins with a man asking, “Want to know what’s gay?” and answering, “When Republicans shut down our factory.” “I support immigrants, not because we want them,…

The Blaze2d agoWhole story →

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James Talarico Introduced by Country Singer Kacey Musgraves at Texas Festival After 12-Day Absence from Campaign TrailLeft-wing radical James Talarico -- the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas -- was introduced by country singer Kacey Musgraves at a festival in the Lone Star State, after a nearly two-week absence from the campaign trail.

Breitbart News Network3d agoWhole story →

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News or Ad? Texan Ken Paxton Gets Barbecued by Broadcast NewsOur elitist media love spreading the buzz when First Lady Melania Trump goes “missing” for a few weeks, but they haven’t noticed Texas Democrat James Talarico vanishing for 12 days in the closing weeks of his Senate campaign. As of this writing, Talarico has no campaign events scheduled before Election Day (save a CNN town...

The Daily Signal3d agoWhole story →

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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

ABC17News.com3d agoWhole story →

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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was at a mental facilityThe facility where he was said to have been treated has denied he was ever a patient there.

St. Paul Pioneer Press2d agoWhole story →

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Country star wallops Kristi Noem over sloppy Texas political jabDisgraced former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem took a jab at a Texas-born country music star for campaigning with the Democratic Senate candidate — and got decimated by a blunt one-liner. Kacey Musgraves shared a stage briefly with Texas state lawmaker and Presbyterian seminarian James Talarico, who in recent polls has largely been leading…

Raw Story2d agoWhole story →

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Texas' Kacey Musgraves jabs at Kristi Noem over TalaricoThe Texas-born country star delivered a pointed comeback after Noem used Talarico's concert photos to throw her support behind Republican Ken Paxton.

The Dallas Morning News2d agoWhole story →

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Talarico was at home in Texas during campaign trail absence, photos appear to showJames Talarico's campaign shared security camera footage with CBS News that appears to show him at his home in Texas for the first eight days of this month — pushing back on claims that Talarico was hiding the reasons for his disappearance.

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‘The View’ Claims Republicans Are Pushing Conspiracy Theories About James Talarico (VIDEO)The hosts of 'The View' ran to defend Texas Democrat James Talarico from Republican 'conspiracy theories' on Monday.

The Gateway Pundit1d agoWhole story →

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James Talarico's Campaign Shares Footage Proving He Wasn't in Mental Health FacilityJames Talarico's campaign took an unprecedented step to prove he didn't spend the week in a mental health facility in Ohio ... by giving the media screenshots of a video that they say show he was at home in Texas.

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Talarico’s ‘Nasty Flu’ Timeline Raises A Lot Of QuestionsHis strange departure from a very important and very expensive Senate race is a lot like his relationship status: It’s complicated.

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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 returns to Senate campaign trail after flu, Republican attackJames Talarico returns to Senate campaign trail after flu, Republican attacks, and he has revived his call for debates.

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