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‘Raw, uncut bigotry’: GOP candidate who shared anti-Asian post loses votes of top Texas Republicans

Republicans withholding votes from their own nominee is an unusual consequence for anti-Asian rhetoric in a statewide Texas race.

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Sep 18, 2026
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Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, has lost the votes of two prominent figures in his own party over posts disparaging South Asian students at the University of Texas.

Sen. John Cornyn

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn ruled out voting for French in remarks to the Washington Examiner on Thursday. “He’s a…

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