O'Keefe Drops Talarico Tapes Eve of Midterms

Monday, one day before the midterms, O'Keefe Media Group dropped the 'Talarico Tapes,' undercover videos of Texas Democrats discussing Senate candidate James Talarico's positions, per The Gateway Pundit. A Williamson County Democratic chair is shown talking border security. A Travis County party organizer discusses his abortion stance. Here's the deal: when a county Democratic chair suggests the moderate message is for Texas voters, that's not a change of heart. It's a sales pitch. One man identified as Matt Menard calls Talarico a progressive, the most candid line on the tape. Texas Democrats, it turns out, talk more freely when they think nobody's filming. Simple question: is the new Talarico genuine, or a costume for independents? Talarico's response isn't in this account, so the clips are doing the talking.