Texas Dem's past grocery store remarks clash with affordability campaign: 'I don't have the time'

Summary

Bobby Pulido, the Democratic candidate in a competitive Texas congressional race, is facing scrutiny over a 2010 remark in which he said he hadn't gone grocery shopping since his music career took off, a comment that sits awkwardly with his current campaign focus on cost-of-living affordability. The statement, made more than a decade ago, has resurfaced as Pulido emphasizes kitchen-table issues like grocery prices in his bid for office. His past dismissal of grocery shopping clashes with his present messaging about understanding working families' economic struggles.