James Talarico returns to the campaign trail and fires back at Ken Paxton

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in Austin, Texas, on July 22. (Brandon Bell / Getty)Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico addressed his recent absence from the campaign trail Sunday, saying it was nothing but a “nasty case of the flu.” “I was in bed, drinking lots of liquids. Unfortunately, the campaign made me work from home, so I didn’t even get full days off. But I didn’t want to be out on the trail, and I didn’t want to get anyone els