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- Republican nominee Bo French called for public executions of Barack Obama and other Democrats in deleted posts.
- He used the hashtag #HangEmHigh in May 2020 while urging death penalties for “Obama conspirators.”
- Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton continued to endorse French despite backlash.
- Former Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said he will not support French for the Texas Railroad Commission.
- Republican strategist Karl Rove announced he would vote for French’s Democratic opponent Jon Rosenthal.