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Low-Octane Gaslighting – USA TODAY

Look, just because he said it is no reason for the GOP to suggest he meant it!

Look, just because he said it is no reason for the GOP to suggest he meant it!

James Talarico is trying to fight back against the narrative that he is a vegan, something that is not exactly a selling point in cattle country, Texas. His campaign is pushing out images of him gnawing on a turkey leg as “proof,” and the press is doing its job to dutifully fight this back.

What's the beef? Why the GOP is falsely claiming James Talarico is vegan https://t.co/FNGvbxjcIb— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) May 28, 2026

What's the beef? Why the GOP is falsely claiming James Talarico is vegan https://t.co/FNGvbxjcIb

Small problem with this reframing of a con job – Talarico himself. Since USA Today asked the question, here is why Talarico is being called a vegan by Republicans: Because Talarico once declared that a former campaign was going to be vegan.

James Talarico: "I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign. We are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses." #TXsenpic.twitter.com/SkZZ05IXMj— Lone Star Liberty PAC (@LoneStar_PAC) May 27, 2026

James Talarico: "I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign. We are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses." #TXsenpic.twitter.com/SkZZ05IXMj

DNC PR Firm – THE BULWARK

Considering the flawed candidate, the flawed promotion seems apt.

Considering the flawed candidate, the flawed........

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