Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico is now fighting to counter attacks against his masculinity after a barrage of attacks coming from the right. Talarico has been running head to head with his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to recent polling. “They’ve even called me a vegan, and those are fighting words in the state of Texas,” Talarico said at a San Antonio rally this summer. Republicans have repeatedly questioned James Talarico’s manhood in the Texas Senate race by using nicknames and jabs at his testosterone levels, diet and gender. He’s a total weirdo, and I think Texas voters recognize that.”