James Talarico has disappeared from view - 11 days now. His opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, asks the question:
Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
Where are they hiding that little socialist?
@jamestalarico
Then at a rally alongside President Trump Paxton had the crowd chanting "Where is James Talarico" over and over.
The media has been strangely silent on the matter.
'Rico told a group of Hispanic businessmen via skype that he had the flu.
FTA:
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico stepped off the campaign trail following a flu diagnosis as his GOP opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, launches new attack ads focusing on the Democrat’s absence.
Talarico disclosed his illness at a U.S. Hispanic Business Council forum which he joined virtually, saying, "I was ready to eat my favorite quesadilla tacos, but I was starting to feel kind of under the weather a few days ago, and last night it got so bad that I went to the urgent care here in Dallas.”
The pandering gave ME flu-like symptoms as I almost hurled after reading it. But the point is if he was able to skype these Hispanics why didn't he skype some others? Wouldn't a man who really, really wanted to be the next U.S. Senator from Texas still find a way to campaign? It could be done without infecting the public - he showed he knows how. But he not only didn't do it he didn't tell anyone either. That is just bizarre given how tight this race has become.
If he was too sick to even be out of bed (which is what the real flu does to you) his campaign could at least have told the public. So right here we have evidence the man will not level with the public, will not tell them the truth.
What is really going on? I suspect there is much more to this story.
At any rate, this is sort of like Where's Waldo; he's hiding out there somewhere. The goal is to find him lurking among the crowd.
This is just bizarre behavior for a man running in a neck and neck race just weeks before the election.