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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Vice President JD Vance implied Democratic Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico is gay as he cracked a joke Tuesday at a campaign outing in the Lone Star State.
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he → sign → State
Vance was stumping on behalf of Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, the state's attorney general, who is behind Talarico in some polls in the traditionally red state.
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who → stump → state
At the top of his remarks, Vance made the quip - responding to an audience member who was showing him some love.
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who → make → love
'I love you too, sir.
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I → love → you
In a totally platonic way, to be clear,' Vance said.
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Vance → say → way
Talarico's rise as the candidate who could finally change Democrats' prospects in Texas has been marked by Republicans pushing that there's something weird about him.
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The 37-year-old Texas House member has been mocked for being 'low-T' and nicknamed 'Talafreako.'
Comments the Democrat has previously made supporting trans youth have been weaponized.
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Democrat → mock → youth
The candidate was also forced to answer questions about his relationship with his current girlfriend, Brianna Menard, as she previously served as his chief of staff.
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she → force → staff
Vice President JD Vance went after Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico during a campaign outing Tuesday to Tyler, Texas
Democratic Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico poses for a picture at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday
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Talarico → go → Friday
At Tuesday's rally, Vance continued down that path.
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Vance → continue → path
'Ladies and gentlemen, this guy's a freak,' the VP told the crowd.
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VP → tell → crowd
Earlier Tuesday, Vance had been asked by a reporter what he meant when he said he didn't want to see Talarico's internet search history.
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he → ask → history
'He's just a guy who shows a weird focus on transgender kids and drag queens, and ... he said something to the effect of an 11-year-old in drag was a great sight or a very beautiful thing,' the VP explained.
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VP → show → drag
'It's just he says a lot of weird stuff and I think typically people who say stuff like that tend to have some pretty unusual search histories,' Vance continued.
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Vance → say → histories
'Maybe he doesn't,' he shrugged.
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he → do → ?
Vance then used the attack line again.
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Vance → use → line
'The best part about this guy is he was asked what he loves in life, besides his own family and friends.
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he → ask → family
And he responded without skipping a beat, "trans children,"' Vance said at the rally.
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Vance → respond → rally
'Now you got to wonder what the internet search history of a man like that looks like, ladies and gentlemen,' he jabbed.
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he → got → that
'You don't want to find out.
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You → want → ?
Neither do I.'
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Trump-backed Republican nominee for Senate, attends a rally Tuesday headlined by Vice President JD Vance ahead of the midterm elections
Vance also alluded to a conspiracy theory that enveloped the Talarico campaign when the candidate stepped off the trail due to a case of the flu.
A fake story had gone viral that Talarico was missing because he was being treated at a mental institution in Ohio.
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he → back → Ohio
Talarico's campaign and the facility denied the allegations, with the Democrat saying that he's never even been to Ohio.
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he → deny → Ohio
'James Talarico needs a week or two to get his own head examined because he's lost his damn mind,' Vance said.
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Vance → need → mind
Talarico's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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campaign → respond → comment
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