GoKawiilBeef prices become 2026 midterm flashpoint in Senate and House races
Candidates in Mississippi, Texas and Colorado are sparring over meat consumption as beef prices rise. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom released an ad mocking GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's suggestion that shoppers pick other proteins, while Texas Democrat James Talarico has been eating barbecue publicly to counter claims he's vegan, and Colorado Republicans are attacking Democratic candidate Manny Rutinel over his past anti-meat activism.