The "really obsessed with children" bit is doing a lot of work for a Republican party led by a credibly accused child rapist whose Justice Department is covering up his activities with Epstein.
David Atkins
REP. BRANDON GILL: This is a much more effeminate version of Beto O'Rourke ... this is somebody who is really obsessed with children ... I think of James Talarico as a barely straight version of Pete Buttigieg
KAYLEIGH McENANY: We know Talarico has a longtime girlfriend and she's very beautiful