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Search results for "James Talarico took shots at Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton's masculinity, calling them 'weak men'"

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Ken Paxton stated on May 26, 2026 in a primary election victory speech:
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “is a vegan.”
By Caleb McCullough• May 27, 2026
James Talarico stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
By Amy Sherman• June 3, 2026
Ken Paxton stated on May 27, 2026 in an ad:
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said the southern border should have “a giant welcome mat out front.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 28, 2026
Ted Cruz stated on May 14, 2016 in his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention:
Barack Obama issued a decree "demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls’ bathroom."  
By Eleanor Dearman• June 26, 2016
Ken Paxton stated on June 06, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention:
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Biden and Obama allowed grown men in restrooms with little girls. Trump has rescued over 300 missing children from (pedophiles) and perverts.”
By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2020
Ken Paxton stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet:
Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.”
By Brandon Mulder• January 8, 2021
TikTok posts stated on June 01, 2023 in a TikTok:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
By Sara Swann• June 6, 2023
Donald Trump stated on May 03, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:
Says Ted Cruz’s father "was with Lee Harvey Oswald" before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• May 3, 2016
Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire:
"About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 27, 2015
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate:
"We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2016
New York Post stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Ted Cruz is the "same senator who once supported a ban on sex toys."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 21, 2017
David Dewhurst stated on February 22, 2012 in a press release.:
Says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as "graybeards" and "spineless jellyfish."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2012
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The Supreme Court “has decided to take up the Texas case.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2020
Ken Paxton stated on May 11, 2014 in a news story:
Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2014
Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends:
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."  
By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2018
Ted Cruz stated on January 30, 2013 in a U.S. Senate committee hearing.:
Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
By W. Gardner Selby• February 4, 2013
Ted Cruz stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa:
Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."
By Emma Hinchliffe• March 16, 2016
Justin Nelson stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018
Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 1, 2018

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By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2015

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Flaming claims by David Dewhurst, a political group and Craig James

By W. Gardner Selby• June 3, 2012

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By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2014

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By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby• May 27, 2014

Consult your Truth-O-Meter before voting in Texas party primaries

By W. Gardner Selby• February 27, 2014

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By W. Gardner Selby• February 19, 2015

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By W. Gardner Selby• February 17, 2016

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