{"id":2578276,"date":"2026-03-10T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-new-lib-christian-darling-and-texas-dem-sen-candidate-james-talarico-follows-porn-stars-onlyfans-models-on-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:42:55","slug":"icymi-new-lib-christian-darling-and-texas-dem-sen-candidate-james-talarico-follows-porn-stars-onlyfans-models-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-new-lib-christian-darling-and-texas-dem-sen-candidate-james-talarico-follows-porn-stars-onlyfans-models-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: New Lib Christian Darling and Texas Dem Sen Candidate James Talarico Follows Porn Stars, OnlyFans Models on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ficymi-new-lib-christian-darling-and-texas-dem-sen-candidate-james-talarico-follows-porn-stars-onlyfans-models-on-social-media%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578276&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; The piece examines Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico and how he uses a self-described Christian faith in his campaign, framing him as a favorite among both NeverTrump conservatives and progressive Christians who see faith as a political asset.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It characterizes his faith as performative, describing it as a \u201crainbow-hued passive-aggressive Christianity\u201d that some observers think helps him win in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-slams-wsj-for-article-shaming-gop\/\" title=\"President Trump slams WSJ for article shaming GOP\">traditionally red state<\/a> and offers the left a claim to biblical morality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the article notes praise from some conservative and Christian commentators, including a New York Times piece by David French that portrays Talarico as a moral figure who could bridge divides between decent and indecent political factions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A central controversy highlighted is Axios\u2019 November 2025 report showing that Talarico follows numerous adult-film performers, escorts, and OnlyFans models on Instagram, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-special-treatment-elon-musk-says-he-will-give-nprs-twitter-handle-to-another-company-unless-they-return-to-the-platform\/\" title=\"Elon Musk threatens to give NPR&#039;s Twitter handle to another company if they don&#039;t return to the platform.\">account noting<\/a> he \u201cliked\u201d posts. His spokesman argues that the team follows supporters and does not investigate backgrounds, and that he doesn\u2019t judge how these women earn their living.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece mentions Talarico\u2019s defense in interviews, including remarks in a Pod Save America appearance, where he says he fights back when neighbors feel attacked but won\u2019t smear people for clickbait.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The analysis argues this controversy complicates his Christian-morality campaign and could undermine faith voters\u2019 trust, especially if a Republican nominee like Ken Paxton-who has his own character questions-advances in a potential runoff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the article frames Talarico\u2019s approach as part of a broader pattern of religious activism in U.S. politics, scrutinizing whether faith-based appeals can overcome reputational doubts raised by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >personal social-media behavior<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ever since he secured the Democratic nomination for senator in Texas, state Rep. James Talarico has become a darling of the NeverTrump RINO class and progressive Christians for one reason and one reason alone: his self-declared faith.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-story-jesus-divine-conception-not-support-abortion-no-matter-dem-senate-candidates-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rainbow-hued<\/a> passive-aggressive Christianity is the kind of performative act that pretty much every legit person of faith can see through, but it&rsquo;s the sort of stuff that makes leftists googly-eyed. Not only does it provide a path to victory in a traditionally red state, in their eyes, but it gives the left &mdash; in their eyes &mdash; a plausible claim to biblical morality.<\/p>\n<p>Even NeverTrumpers are getting into it, like self-declared conservative and Christian David French over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/08\/opinion\/james-talarico-christian-democrat-texas-primary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>: &ldquo;If the primary American divide is between right and left then Talarico isn&rsquo;t that interesting,&rdquo; he wrote in a preposterous Saturday piece in which he called Talarico &ldquo;a Christian X-ray&rdquo; while praising him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a long history of progressive religious activism in the United States just as there is a long history of conservative religious activism. &hellip; Yet if the primary American divide is between decent and indecent, then the equation changes. Talarico shines,&rdquo; French wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Which is a funny line to use, because somewhere along the way to the Democratic nomination, we forgot that Talarico has the very un-Christian habit of following loose women on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/11\/08\/texas-senate-talarico-instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, November of 2025, in case you missed it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>  Talarico follows 10 Instagram accounts of women who are popular porn actors, OnlyFans models, and have accounts on escort sites, according to publicly available accounts viewed by Axios in recent weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Earlier this year, he &ldquo;liked&rdquo; separate photos of an Austin-based Instagram account holder who also has an OnlyFans account and a page on EscortBook.com &mdash; a site that claims to be the &ldquo;#1 content management system in the escort industry!&rdquo; &hellip;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Talarico also follows Instagram accounts of adult film actors such as @honky_tonkangel, who has nearly 250,000 followers and goes by the name Giselle Palmer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Some accounts with matching usernames of the Instagram accounts he follows appear on sites such as datingpornstar.com and escortstate.com, while several have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sex-workers-claim-twitter-deleting-their-accounts-twitter-denies\/\" title=\"Sex Workers Claim Twitter Deleting Their Accounts; Twitter Denies\">adult content<\/a> on OnlyFans. All of those accounts include provocative pictures and some link to their other sites with explicit content, but don&rsquo;t identify their holders as adult film performers.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Talarico&rsquo;s spokesman, J.T. Ennis, said that &ldquo;the social media team &mdash; including James &mdash; follows back and engages with supporters who have large followings and does not investigate their backgrounds.&rdquo; This explanation is plausible, if not entirely passable for someone flogging their faith as their primary attribute to win crossover voters this November.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, Ennis insisted that his candidate attached no stigma to how these porn stars earned a living.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While James was unaware of how these women make money,&rdquo; Ennis said, &ldquo;he does not judge them for it and will not play into an effort to smear them for clickbait articles. That&rsquo;s exactly what his Christian faith calls him to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New: James Talarico follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.<\/p>\n<p>His spokesperson JT Ennis said in a statement that &ldquo;the social media team &mdash; including James &mdash; follows back and engages with supporters who have&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1987178250338983961?\">November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Man, if this guy thinks Axios is smear-industry clickbait stuff, the next few months are going to be <em>interesting<\/em>, I can promise you this much.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico echoed this in a &ldquo;Pod Save America&rdquo; interview a few days after the Axios report was published, making statements similar to Ennis&rsquo; non-apology apology.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I very much believe in fighting back when you feel like your neighbors are under attack,&rdquo; Talarico said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/politics\/article\/james-talarico-onlyfans-porn-21171163.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know what these women did on their own time, but I am not going to judge them for it. I am also not going to participate in an effort to smear them for clickbait.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So, just so we&rsquo;re clear, his Christian morals are an &ldquo;X-ray&rdquo; when they&rsquo;re being used to repeatedly cudgel Texas Republicans, but a &ldquo;smear&rdquo; if we&rsquo;re asking the candidate to live up to them. Got it.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico is far from the only liberal candidate who gets plenty of love from quasi-Christians who believe the essence of the Bible consists entirely of the first two words of Matthew 7:1 &mdash; &ldquo;Judge not&rdquo; &mdash; but the reason this matters now is that this is not who he needs to win over.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">David French, is this &ldquo;decent&rdquo; or &ldquo;Christian&rdquo;? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UfNYFBmpYe\">https:\/\/t.co\/UfNYFBmpYe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Wheeler\/status\/2031013539842797923?\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Running against U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett for the Democratic nomination meant that Talarico&rsquo;s tendency to follow a lot of popular porn star and prostitute accounts still wasn&rsquo;t disqualifying for reasons of hypocrisy; after all, one assumes Crockett has done worse by 9 a.m. on every day that ends in the letter Y. The issue is that Talarico now has to win over faith voters by convincing them that he&rsquo;s the moral choice for the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that Texas is usually reliably red even in off-years for the GOP, this would ordinarily be a difficult task indeed. However, the subtext of Talarico&rsquo;s run for the seat is that there&rsquo;s a decent chance, when the Republican primary goes to a runoff on May 26, that state Attorney General Ken Paxton wins the nomination. Paxton has struggled with issues of character, which is the entirety of the subtext behind Talarico&rsquo;s faith-flogging. Sure, he may be anathema to everything you believe, his surrogates seem to be telling conservative Christians, but if you vote your morals, you have to vote Democrat this one time.<\/p>\n<p>That isn&rsquo;t going to fly, of course, if Talarico is following pornographers and prostitutes on social media and then saying he doesn&rsquo;t give a flip how they make their money. 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James Talarico has been favored by NeverTrump Republicans and some progressive Christians mainly because he foregrounds his faith. The article treats his display of faith as performative-obvious to real people of faith, but appealing to left-leaning voters who imagine it gives him moral authority. It notes that even David French praised him as a \u201cChristian X-ray\u201d in a NYT piece, suggesting that, in a basic decency-versus-indecency split, Talarico stands out.<\/p>\n<p>The piece then shifts to a controversy: Axios reported in November 2025 that Talarico follows about ten Instagram accounts of adult-film actors, OnlyFans models, and escorts, and had previously liked posts from an Austin-based account connected to adult services. His spokesman said the campaign\u2019s social-media team follows and engages with supporters with large followings and does not vet their backgrounds, and that Talarico does not judge how these women earn their money. Talarico later argued that he fights back against attacks but won\u2019t smear people for clickbait, insisting his faith remains his guide.<\/p>\n<p>The article argues this clash between the persona of his Christian faith and these online associations undermines his appeal to faith voters. It notes that liberal candidates can receive support from quasi-Christian critics, but for Talarico, whose race could hinge on appealing to religious voters in a red-leaning state, the revelations pose a problem-especially as the GOP primary looms with Ken Paxton (a candidate with notable character questions) possibly winning. 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