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The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Nowhere is the ham-handed effort more evident than in Texas, where a blend of culture war grievance and incel-targeting rage have circled the sharp-witted but mild-mannered Talarico, whose campaign is shaping up to be a fundraising juggernaut.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026
Just behind her in a recent poll is Kenyan McDuffie, a mild-mannered lawyer who served, without much fanfare, on the city council from 2012 until January.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
New polls show the mild-mannered former LA congressman leading the governor’s race just days before Tuesday’s primary.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Nowhere is the ham-handed effort more evident than in Texas, where a blend of culture war grievance and incel-targeting rage have circled the sharp-witted but mild-mannered Talarico, whose campaign is shaping up to be a fundraising juggernaut.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026
Just behind her in a recent poll is Kenyan McDuffie, a mild-mannered lawyer who served, without much fanfare, on the city council from 2012 until January.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
New polls show the mild-mannered former LA congressman leading the governor’s race just days before Tuesday’s primary.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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“Mannered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mannered. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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mannered
adjective
man·nered
ˈman-ərd 
: having manners of a specified kind
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