HOUSTON, TEXAS \u2014 In a desperate bid to salvage his collapsing poll numbers among minority voters, Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was spotted Sunday afternoon kicking in the glass front of a Houston Foot Locker and fleeing on foot with four mismatched boxes of Nike Air Max sneakers.<\/p>\n
The bold new campaign strategy was reportedly designed to show the black community that the former middle school teacher is completely in touch with their daily struggles.<\/p>\n
“I just wanted to meet the black community exactly where I assume they are, yo,” James Talarico told reporters while struggling to balance a towering stack of stolen Nike shoeboxes. “Listen up, dogs. Nothing says ‘I understand your struggle’ quite like smashing a display case and grabbing a fresh pair of kicks. That’s why I’m liberating these fresh kicks from the oppressive, white racist, capitalist footwear structure. Black power.”<\/p>\n
Witnesses say the scene unfolded shortly after Talarico delivered a town hall speech in which he attempted to speak with a manufactured accent while wearing his pants below his waistline, brought up his bad standardized test scores to sound relatable, and held up an industrial-sized jug of hot sauce.<\/p>\n
At publishing time, Talarico had reportedly hired a team of consultants to help him secure the Hispanic vote by pledging to jump back and forth over a border fence while wearing a sombrero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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