Republicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office
Karl Rove, a respected GOP consultant, further said he would vote for ‘bigot’ Bo French’s Democratic opponent after post
TL;DR
- Republican Karl Rove will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal over Bo French due to French's racist social media post.
- French's post targeted non-Caucasian students celebrating a college football victory, calling them 'foreigners'.
- Other Republicans, including Senator John Cornyn and Governor Greg Abbott, have condemned French's remarks.
- Similar controversies involving extremist or racist messaging have emerged for other Republican candidates, such as Brandon Herrera, Peter Oberacker, and Marshall Rowson.