Talarico Answers GOP Vegan Taunts with Large Platter of Barbecue and a Jab at Paxton

Talarico, not vegan, visits Dallas' Smokey Joe's BBQ to talk soaring beef prices

Talarico said Paxton’s remarks about his meat intake amounted to routine campaign name-calling. He added that “Texans are tired of that kind of politics.”

Paxton's 'Tofu Talarico' insult clashes with traditional Christian virtues

Whether James Talarico is vegan or eats Texas barbecue, the real question is: Why does a tradition that spent 2,000 years admiring fasting, abstinence and self-mastery now treat appetite as a sign of strength?

Talarico answers GOP vegan taunts with large platter of barbecue and a jab at Paxton

OAK CLIFF, Texas — After weeks of Republican taunts that he's a vegan, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico sat down Tuesday to a platter piled with brisket, ribs, sausage and brisket boudin.

Why Republicans Can't Stop Talking About What James Talarico Eats

James Talarico is not a vegan and has a girlfriend. Both details have become oddly critical to Republicans' strategy to boost Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. —Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP via Getty ImagesTexas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder. …

6.2.2026: Talarico’s Vegan Romance

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GOP panic over James Talarico descends into full-on homophobic breakfast taco meltdown

James Talarico is already driving Republicans to be their most homophobic, and the midterms aren’t for another six months. With the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton winning the GOP Senate nomination over incumbent John Cronyn, a Texas flip now seems all but inevitable. Already, the landscape appears to be in Talarico’s favor: he’s led Paxton in every head-to-head poll since January. An ascending political star, the 36-year-old Talarico rankles Republi…