Bloomberg: “James Talarico picked at the brisket with his bare hands and polished off a rack of pork ribs. Sausage links and ‘Texas Twinkies’ — stuffed jalapeño peppers wrapped in bacon — crowded the butcher paper on his overflowing tray of smoked meats…”“In an election season expected to hinge on weighty matters such as affordability concerns and the war in Iran, a non-pocketbook issue has emerged early in the campaign: whether Talarico, the Democratic nominee, is a vegan.”