'Republicans Want to Make the Texas Senate Race About Manliness'

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(TPM) "Republicans are focusing on one question in one of November’s top races: Is the Democrat a real man?"

"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who clinched the GOP’s nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, released a new ad Wednesday —his first of the general election — accusing his opponent, state Sen. James Talarico, of being too 'low-T for Texas.' 'Low-T' is a reference to testosterone levels and often used as an insult by influencers in the so-called manosphere, who say low testosterone makes someone weaker."

"White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, the architect of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and one of his top advisers, picked up on a similar line of attack, posting on the social media platform X on Wednesday that Democrats had nominated the 'their first transgender senate candidate.' Talarico is cisgender and identifies as an LGBTQ+ ally; he is in a relationship with a woman."

"For Trump’s Republican Party, the focus on testosterone isn’t new. In 2016, as a presidential candidate, Trump appeared on Dr. Mehmet Oz’s talk show to highlight his testosterone levels as proof of his health and manliness. Oz is now the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Trump."

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