And these aren't even the ones IN government!
Posted on 07/17/2026 6:46:47 PM PDT by lightman
It’s been a tough week for Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on the sexual abuse front, who is now battling with the public learning that his largest financial backer is listed in the Epstein files, is facing condemnation from an abuse victim’s family for lying, and is refusing to condemn a political ally who consorts with a sexual predator.
Earlier today, it was revealed that Talarico had been receiving millions from billionaire Epstein-associated Reid Hoffman. Hoffman was featured prominently in the Epstein files for making trips to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and to other Epstein residences, as well as exchanging gifts with Epstein with notes about “the girls.”
According to FEC records, Hoffman has given more than $10 million to Talarico or PACs supporting the progressive candidate. Meanwhile, Talarico has gone as far as to claim that “the Epstein class has no place in Texas” in attempted smear attacks against his Republican opponent Ken Paxton despite being bank rolled by those very people.
The family of the sexual assault victim that Talarico has attempted to politicize has come out to say that they are “tired of being used” after Talarico falsely claimed to be in contact. Talarico has used the case repeatedly on social media and in media hits as a means of accusing Paxton of producing a "Epstein-style sweetheart deal."
When Talarico isn’t accepting money from Epstein-affiliated billionaires or lying about sexual assault victims, he is campaigning with the sexually deviant Democrat Bobby Pulido. Aside from his own numerous sexual scandals, Pulido was exposed for defending his pedophile bandmate who he brought on tour for years. Pulido attempted to downplay sexual violence against children by stating that the molestation of the youth “is not necessarily rape.” Pulido eventually brought the bandmate to a a fundraiser concert hosted at a middle school. Talarico has refused to condemn or rescind his endorsement of Pulido.
"It is disgusting and shameful that James Talarico values Epstein-linked billionaire pedophiles more than child sex abuse victims,” RNC spokesman Zach Kraft told Townhall. “Unfortunately, the warning signs have always been there, and this only raises further questions about why Talarico texted his middle school students late at night about sexually explicit material."
Talarico, a former middle school teacher, was noted for his baffling choice to have his students read from the sexually-explicit book, The Handmaid’s Tale, for a class assignment. He likewise provided his cell phone number and encouraged his students to text him.
Talarico will take on Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for control over the U.S. Senate seat in the most-watched race in the midterm cycle.
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(Everything Went Wrong for James Talarico )
I hope that’s an ongoing trend for that guy
Given his public statements and policies
Super creepy. He looks like Howdy Doody as well.
Talarico and Pulido are scum of the lowest order.
And they aren’t exactly guaranteed to lose in November.
But they would be if they were Republicans with that kind of “baggage”, and the reporting of their scumbaggery wouldn’t be largely confined to some fringe websites.
He’s a doody, all ripe.
I don’t say that about many people but those like Barack Hussein Obama
Talerico was bank rolled by Tail-Whore-Reid Co.?
I know Texass is weird at times but I did not know how weird until a few minutes ago.
Will be interesting since the Libs throw “Epstein” against conservatives all day long…..
I just saw on Fox some candidates from Maine running for Platners spot and one of them was a man in a dress.
The Dems are full on perverts and whackjobs and James Talarico is just one of the bunch.
Howdy was a good Christian puppet though
Reid Hoffman....major funder of Nikki Haley’s 2024 run for president and also a financial backer of that lying broad who falsely accused Donald Trump of rape in NYC.
Telasycho. The boy is nuts. A real Alfred E. Newman.
And these aren't even the ones IN government!
For those that don’t know, the POS hoffman, founded the POS linked in.
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