August 6, 2026 | Press Release

ICYMI: Creeps, Freaks, and Cousin-Kissers: The Democrats’ Midterm Ticket

Press Release

In case you missed it, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters published a new op-ed in Breitbart exposing Democrats’ scandal-ridden candidates and contrasting them with the strong Republican leaders recruited by President Trump. 


You can read the full story here or see highlights below.


Creeps, Freaks, and Cousin-Kissers: The Democrats’ Midterm Ticket
Breitbart

Chairman Gruters
August 6, 2026


Troy Jackson had kids with his cousin. James Talarico wants middle schoolers to text him after dark. Bobby Pulido downplayed child molestation. And Randy Villegas knowingly hired a pedophile to work in a school.

 

No, that’s not a list of weirdos on a watch list; they’re all Democrats running for Congress this cycle.

 

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Republicans are assembling a winning team, and Democrats are casting a freak show. The midterms are a choice between proven leaders and candidates who are completely detached from reality.


In Maine, Democrats first nominated Nazi-rapist Graham Platner for Senate despite a long trail of vulgar comments and disturbing behavior toward women. Democrats only abandoned him when it became clear he’d lose, handpicking another socialist candidate without a single vote being cast.


In Texas, James Talarico may be the most alarming candidate in Democrats’ parade of horribles. This "trans kid lover" encouraged middle school students to read sexually explicit material, text him about it after dark, and campaigned with a surgeon who abused children. Republicans have Ken Paxton – a MAGA warrior who’s proven as state Attorney General that he will relentlessly defend Texas values against the Left’s open border and radical ideology.


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In Michigan, Mike Rogers is a proven legislator with real national security experience. He’s championed American manufacturing and proudly supports our law enforcement, unlike Democrat Abdul El Sayed, who will work to have ICE abolished and the police defunded.


In North Carolina, Michael Whatley is the obvious answer to fix all the wrongs Roy Cooper inflicted on the state. As governor, Cooper imposed draconian lockdowns and opened prison doors for thousands of criminals to walk free. Whatley has spent years fighting to advance President Trump’s America First agenda. He knows North Carolinians want results, not progressive experiments and empty slogans.


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Thanks to President Trump and his political team, Republicans are heading into the midterms with strong candidates who provide clear, competent, and steady leadership.


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