Texas Dem hopeful’s porn-laced social media criticized as he courts swing voters

Bobby Pulido, an award-winning musician turned congressional candidate, has a digital trail of links to explicit material that linger on his social media as he runs for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

From 2013 to 2024, Pulido published a number of links, images and references to pornographic material.

In 2013 Pulido told the audience visit the pornographic site YouPorn if you are bored and republished links to porn sites that feature other musicians' music, asking them if they receive royalties for the display.

Later that year he published link to xvideos with the caption “Homemade porn while lacking sleep?”

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In 2015, he posted a link to YouPorn, but later deleted it, saying his account had been hacked.

“You can’t have Twitter and not watch porn,” Pulido said. in a 2014 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“To everyone who is crying because XVideos is closed, I tell you that there are other free sites. I mean, they told me that. #welcome,” Pulido wrote in his post. 2016 post on X.

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Pulido's online history follows his attempt to unseat Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas. His race, expected to be one of the most competitive opportunities for Democrats in Texas after redistricting efforts in the state aim to oust five Democrats from office, will depend on whether he can attract support from across the ranks. Incumbent De La Cruz last won the district in 2024, winning 57.1% to 42.9% over Democratic challenger Michelle Vallejo. The redistricting will still favor Republicans, but is expected to make the seat more open to Democrats.

According to the data, Democrats were actively recruiting Pulido to run for office. reporting from Politico.

Reacting to the large number of positions, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) criticized Pulido's accomplishments, calling them disqualifying.

“Radical Bobby Pulido is frustrated and unfit to serve in Congress,” NRCC spokesman Reilly Richardson told Fox News Digital.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) did not respond to requests for comment.

Pulido is best known for Tejano, or Mexican-Spanish folk-style songs such as “Desvelado” and “Se Murió de Amor,” and he has received five Latin Grammy Award nominations, winning Best Tejano Album in 2022 and 2025.

Since announcing his bid, Pulido has tried to reinvent himself as a bipartisan candidate with a strong emphasis on family. He has cleared his social media of any new references to his political positions, such as photos of himself. urinating on Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“You may know me as the singer Bobby Pulido,” Pulido said on the campaign trail. start video. “I am Jose Roberto Pulido Jr., son of a migrant farm worker and 100% Tejano from South Texas. Let me tell you. “I will not stand by and watch the South Texas that raised me be destroyed and divided.”

Even though his profile was deleted, many of his posts with links to porn remained in place. Several explicit images also escaped deletion.

Although Pulido himself denies participating in any adult material, he reposted to fans noting the use of his music in explicit productions. More recently, in 2024, he posted a photo of a female fan in a compromising position at one of his concerts.

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At that time he got some backlash for the post, but originally saved the image.

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Pulido's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Fox News Digital.