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Why Republicans Can't Stop Talking About What James Talarico Eats

James Talarico is not a vegan and has a girlfriend. Both details have become oddly critical to Republicans' strategy to boost Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. —Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP via Getty ImagesTexas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder. The GOP counter? The Democratic nominee is actually worse—a vegan.As he claimed the Republican nomination last week, state Attorney General Ken Paxton...