JD Vance attempted a Hail Mary pass of sorts for the GOP in the form of homophobia on Tuesday when he used a midterm rally to imply that Texas Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico is gay.
āI love you, too, sir,ā Vance began at an event in Tyler, Texas, seemingly in response to a rallygoer, before adding, āIn a totally platonic way, to be clear.ā
āIām the vice president, not James Talarico.ā
Vanceās schoolyard bully-like taunt takes notes from the anti-gay expression āno homoā that was popularized in the ā90s and ā00s and adds to his history of hurling anti-LGBTQ attacks toward Talarico, a majority of which have suggested that heās a āfreakā or a pedophile for supporting transgender children and drag performers (itās worth noting that Vance himself has done drag). Heās even resorted to āTalafreakoā as a way of referring to Talarico.
Itās actually impressive how much of a charisma void Vance is - Iāve seen him try to upgrade himself from ābully hype manā to ābullyā in front of a crowd before and itās just silence. I think the crowd is usually so zoned out when he talks they may not even notice.