- Paxton vs. Talarico: Texas Senate race and external backing
- Ken Paxton is involved in a legal dispute after suing ActBlue over alleged fraud, while he and James Talarico compete in a Texas Senate race.
- James Talarico is running against Ken Paxton and Colin Allred for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
- James Talarico is named a Texas Senate nominee, coinciding with reports on deepfakes and state laws.
AI deepfakes and foreign disinformation are being used to slander James Talarico as he runs for office in Ohio.
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AI deepfakes and foreign disinformation are being used to slander James Talarico as he runs for office in Ohio.
Who's involved
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James Talarico is named a Texas Senate nominee, coinciding with reports on deepfakes and state laws.Also in this story
- Talarico participated in a CNN town hall, drawing commentary from Joe Scarborough regarding his campaign performance.
- Texas passed a bill on August 16 capping insulin copays at $25.
- While running for Senate in Texas, James Talarico faces scrutiny as his tax hike proposals clash with the interests of the NFIB during congressional testimony.
- James Talarico is facing scrutiny regarding ghost job claims in Texas while simultaneously being the subject of a major PAC donation.
Within Paxton vs. Talarico: Texas Senate race and external backing
The entities involved
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James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
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Ken Paxton
Attorney General of Texas since 2015
Related events
- Conspiracy theories link James Talarico to Ohio as he runs a tight race against Ken Paxton, with Donald Trump sharing posts about the situation.
- James Talarico is appealing to disillusioned Republicans as his political career becomes entangled with the Trump machine and Ken Paxton's campaign.
- James Talarico attacked Ken Paxton over allegations of corruption and his public record.
- Trump attacked Talarico and El-Sayed in Texas, while Mike Rogers ran against Abdul El-Sayed in a Senate race.
- Donald Trump made claims about James Talarico's whereabouts and attacked Abdul El-Sayed in social media posts.