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Viral Democrat parody sounds eerily like James Talarico

A satirical video went viral because it mimics Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's appeals to working-class voters so closely it sounds like a genuine campaign moment.

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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from #Trending at 12:23 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are TheBlaze's, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA satirical video is going viral because it sounds eerily like Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, and TheBlaze says he has tried so hard to appeal to working-class voters that he became a parody of himself.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIn the clip, a guy asks what's gay, and the answer is when Republicans shut down our factory.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen he points at the sky and says he supports immigrants because he wants them.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWho wants them?

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe sky, Vera. It's a long chain of command, and the clip skips every link.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI can't tell if the parody is too good or the candidate is too consistent, and I'm not sure either side wants that answer.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen the guy who made it deserves a staff job.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe wrote the speech, shot the speech, and the real candidate just has to say it with a straight face.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr the candidate sues for the right to be himself. Hashtag factoryvoice.

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The story so far

  1. Why former GOP governors are backing a Democrat for Senate · The Washington Post
  2. Texas Tribune: Talarico returns after flu absence; Maine polls still… · The Texas Tribune
  3. Erie shooting kills nine; GOP governors' Senate endorsement draws… · CBS News
  4. Caroline Wren says Talarico owes voters answers on absence · Breitbart
  5. Talarico's flu absence draws fire from the New York Post · New York Post
  6. Kansas Democrat running for Senate says he won't back Schumer for… · The Washington Times
  7. Viral Democrat parody sounds eerily like James Talarico (this story)

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