Democrat James Talaricos weird white skin social media post earns the GOPs wrath: He is toast

A Social media post from James Talarico about his “white skin” giving him “immunity” from the “virus of racism” has left the Democratic Texas Senate nominee wide open to attacks from Republicans and other pundits, who attacked his message as “peak woke” and openly racist.GOP Gov.Greg Abbott said the pro-Black Lives Matter posts are proof Talarico “is toast” in the Nov.

3 contest, in which Democrats are seeking to win one of Texas’ two US Senate seats for the first time since 1988.Talarico, a state legislator who triumphed over Rep.Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) in Tuesday’s primary, suggested in a X post on May 8, 2020, that he was as “contagious” as any white American in spreading systemic racism.The message merged the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic with the headline-making murder of Ahmaud Arbery while jogging in Georgia.“White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus,” Talarico’s full post read.

“But we spread it wherever we go—through our words, our actions, and our systems.We don’t have to be showing symptoms—like a white hood or a Confederate flag—to be contagious.”“If this is a real Talarico post, he is toast,” responded Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term as governor later this year.“This is Tim Walz clone territory.

He could win in Minnesota, but not in Texas,” added the Republican.Sen.Ted Cruz (R-Texas) lashed out: “Left-wing zealots are very, very different from ordinary Americans.

Among other things, they are open racists.”Iowa solicitor general Eric Wessan also scolded: “Officials should not treat people differently based on skin color.There is nothing magic in Mr.

Talarico’s complexion.It’s not infectious, evil, or bad.”“To the extent he is trying to attack ‘the West’, that’s wrong too.

Stereotyping whiteness as KKK or confederate is gross,” Wessan further said.Conservative and centrist pundits also joined in the pile-on, with one referring to the comme...