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Cornyn Won’t Vote for Bo French Over Racist Comments

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC · How we work

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Texas Republicans denounce anti-Asian

U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced Thursday he will not vote for Bo French, nominee for railroad commissioner, citing racist online comments.
Karl Rove wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed saying he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal and calling for a clean-up.
Bo French posted a screenshot of Asian University of Texas students, calling them a “problem.”
Senators Ted Cruz and House Speaker Dustin Burrows condemned French’s remarks, joining Texas Republicans.

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Unity Threat Narrative

U.S. Senator John Cornyn said Thursday he will not vote for Bo French, the Republican Texas railroad-commissioner nominee, because of French’s racist online comments.
Cornyn and other Texas Republicans framed French’s remarks as a threat to party unity and the statewide ticket.
Karl Rove announced he will back Democrat Jon Rosenthal, calling French a bigot, while Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blamed Democrat James Talarico for racial division.

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Texas Republicans denounce anti-Asian

U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced Thursday he will not vote for Bo French, nominee for railroad commissioner, citing racist online comments.
Karl Rove wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed saying he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal and calling for a clean-up.
Bo French posted a screenshot of Asian University of Texas students, calling them a “problem.”
Senators Ted Cruz and House Speaker Dustin Burrows condemned French’s remarks, joining Texas Republicans.

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