"Talarico has drawn large crowds around the state, and praise from party leaders including former President Obama. Talarico's spokesperson JT Ennis said in a statement that "the social media team - including James - follows back and engages with supporters who have large followings and does not investigate their backgrounds." The Instagram accounts Talarico follows typically have at least 50,000 followers."
"Zoom in: Talarico follows 10 Instagram accounts of women who are popular porn actors, OnlyFans models, and have accounts on escort sites, according to publicly available accounts viewed by Axios in recent weeks. Earlier this year, he "liked" separate photos of an Austin-based Instagram account holder who also has an OnlyFans account and a page on EscortBook.com - a site that claims to be the "#1 content management system in the escort industry!" Those photos did not include nudes, which are largely banned on Instagram."
"Talarico also follows Instagram accounts of adult film stars such as @honky_tonkangel, who has nearly 250,000 followers and goes by the name Giselle Palmer. Some accounts with matching usernames of the Instagram accounts he follows appear on sites such as datingpornstar.com and escortstate.com, while several have adult content on OnlyFans. All of those accounts include provocative pictures and some link to their other sites with explicit content, but don't identify their holders as adult film performers."
James Talarico seeks to win back Christians who left the Democratic Party by arguing Republican policies on immigration and other issues conflict with biblical values. He has drawn large crowds statewide and received praise from party leaders including former President Obama. His official Instagram has over 1.7 million followers while he follows about 3,700 accounts. The campaign and social media team follow back and engage with high-follower accounts without investigating backgrounds. Talarico follows multiple Instagram accounts tied to porn actors, OnlyFans creators, and escort listings, and he liked photos linked to an EscortBook.com page. The campaign says he never subscribed to OnlyFans or escort services and was unaware of how some followed accounts generate income.
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