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Democrats Panic as Star Vanishes From Campaign Trail (Leftwing Daily Beast)
Daily Beast ^ | October 8, 2026 | Vic Verbalaitis

Posted on 10/08/2026 6:49:50 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

Democratic star James Talarico has taken a nearly two-week hiatus from the campaign trail amid the final push before the midterms, causing Democrats to sound the alarm.

The Texas state representative has been absent from in-person campaign events for 12 days after contracting the flu, giving his scandal-ridden Trump-endorsed opponent, Ken Paxton, ammunition ahead of the crucial election on Nov. 3.

“He’s, like, really sick. Believe me, we don’t want this right now,” a Texas Democrat affiliated with the Talarico race told NBC News. “We’d rather have him on the trail.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: jamestalarico; kenpaxton; senate; sexchangeoperation; talarico

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Keep in mind that the Daily Beast is a leftwing publication so when they write that the Democrats are in a state of panic that means the PANIC is quite real.
1 posted on 10/08/2026 6:49:50 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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Yeah he’s sick my ass either he’s expecting an October surprise that will destroy him or he knows the fix is in with the fraud and he has it in the bag


2 posted on 10/08/2026 6:54:57 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Rock stars do tours eaten up with the flu and other contagious crud.

Being a Senator would destroy his delicate constitution.


3 posted on 10/08/2026 6:57:22 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It is super easy to cheat in the big cities in Texas. Blue controls everything and the state has to sue to intervene. And that only worked once for them.

So you might be correct. They probably don’t want him screwing up any more than he already has. THey are doing a biden.


4 posted on 10/08/2026 6:57:58 PM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: PJ-Comix

Type 1 Diabetic complications

Aids diarrhea


5 posted on 10/08/2026 6:58:05 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

i really tend to doubt the “fix is in” in Texas....


6 posted on 10/08/2026 6:58:51 PM PDT by God luvs America
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Yeah he’s sick my ass either he’s expecting an October surprise that will destroy him or he knows the fix is in with the fraud and he has it in the bag

Or it could be that Trump is right about Talarico. When you go about30 years without eating meat and then are forced to do so in on the campaign trail to pretend you really do like meat, it can be quite a shock to the digestive system.

The funny thing is that after I heard Trump make that observation I bought a GroupOn for a Brazilian Steakhouse Rodizio which I will be using this weekend.

7 posted on 10/08/2026 7:00:16 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Presenting Voter ID to CA Election Officials is Like Waving a Cross in Front of a Vampire)
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“Keep in mind that the Daily Beast is a leftwing publication”


What gave you that idea?? Referring to Talarico as a “democrat star”? Or Paxton and “scandal ridden”??


8 posted on 10/08/2026 7:05:04 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: PJ-Comix

It is very queer.


9 posted on 10/08/2026 7:06:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

its funny you posted that...i have a buddy in Frisco- huge conservative and Trump supporter...i texted and asked, “Are you hiding talarico?”

His response- “he might have got AIDS”...


10 posted on 10/08/2026 7:07:09 PM PDT by God luvs America
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Just hiding in the basement, using the strategy of Joe Biden, not making any appearances where he might make some really indefensible assertion, to which he seems to be prone to do.


11 posted on 10/08/2026 7:07:31 PM PDT by alloysteel (Strength to make change happen, humility to accept reality, and wisdom to know the difference.)
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To: alloysteel

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”


12 posted on 10/08/2026 7:12:38 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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Snarknado ⚓️ 🇺🇸
@ZannSuz
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Guess somebody forgot to check the calendar when they set up the flu ruse.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Talarico’s own campaign says he was diagnosed at a Dallas urgent care the night of September 28, too contagious to face Texans.

Small problem. He had two back to back New York fundraisers on his own invitations.

Monday, September 28, 7:00 pm, downtown Manhattan, with Robert De Niro.

Tuesday, September 29, 5:30 pm, Greenwich Village.

Texas Scorecard asked the campaign about that second fundraiser. No answer.
The Daily Wire asked about the canceled Texas events. No answer.
Nobody has explained how he was in a Dallas urgent care the same night he was at a Manhattan reception.

Pick a lie, James. Why are you hiding?

https://x.com/ZannSuz/status/2107675003940483565?s=20


13 posted on 10/08/2026 7:12:44 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: BradyLS

Him Being a Senator would destroy OUR delicate constitution.


14 posted on 10/08/2026 7:13:41 PM PDT by bleach (Donaldus Magnus 2024-2028 A.D.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

15 posted on 10/08/2026 7:15:06 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: PJ-Comix

16 posted on 10/08/2026 7:17:24 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: alloysteel

I just watched Al Sayed debate Rogers. More action. Al Sayed was all over the place and constantly interrupting. Gotta admit he’s slick just like Clinton and Obama but his mean streak was showing and it should cost him. Rogers best point was to say his opponent is manufactured and one can see why. He went straight for the governors office before running for senate. These lower offices are beneath him.


17 posted on 10/08/2026 7:17:26 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: PJ-Comix

Talafreako has spouted heresies and blasphemies for years.

God will not be mocked.


18 posted on 10/08/2026 7:19:12 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: BradyLS

It was that barbecue that he had to eat to prove he was a Texan.


19 posted on 10/08/2026 7:23:35 PM PDT by Eli Kopter (B''H We are given a new day today, with new choices. Choose wisely!)
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It was that barbecue that he had to eat to prove he was a Texan.


20 posted on 10/08/2026 7:23:37 PM PDT by Eli Kopter (B''H We are given a new day today, with new choices. Choose wisely!)
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