Where is Talarico? Paxton requests doctor's note proving flu
Paxton’s campaign is demanding a doctor’s note and travel records as it questions Talarico’s flu diagnosis and presses a “proof of life” campaign.
- On Friday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico returned to the campaign trail with an unannounced appearance at the Austin City Limits music festival, ending nearly two weeks of public absence due to a flu diagnosis.
- Talarico stepped away late last month after a flu diagnosis, but his absence fueled baseless online speculation from commentators like Spencer Pratt, who claimed the candidate was undergoing a mental health crisis.
- President Donald Trump and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton exploited the silence, with Paxton demanding "proof of life" and Trump labeling the Democrat "MISSING IN ACTION" while calling for a debate.
- Campaign spokesperson JT Ennis dismissed conspiracy theories Friday, posting video evidence of Talarico greeting voters at the festival and reiterating the candidate was recovering from serious flu complications.
- With early voting beginning October 19, Talarico resumes his schedule for the final stretch of a race where recent polls show the candidates within a razor-thin margin of error.
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Talarico spotted in public after 13-day absence from campaign trail
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was spotted on the campaign trail for the first time after a nearly two-week absence, an absence that drew heavy speculation. Talarico disappeared late last month in the homestretch of the critical Senate race. His campaign told the media on Friday that it was due to a diagnosis of […]
Talarico Surfaces After Hiding From Texas Voters For Nearly Two Weeks – Does it Look Like He Had the Flu? * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila
Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico finally surfaced on Friday after a noticeable, two-week absence from the campaign trail.
Talarico makes first public appearance since flu-induced absence
Republican Ken Paxton made hay over the Democrat’s nine-day spell between public appearances, while right-wing commentators ran with unverified theories and dismissed that Talarico's recovery could have been hindered by his Type I diabetes.
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