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Karl Rove Announces He Will Vote Democrat In Rebuke Of GOP
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Key Points:
- Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove announced he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal over Republican Bo French in the Texas Railroad Commission race, condemning French as a "bigoted" candidate.
- Rove criticized French for a pattern of racist, sexist, antisemitic, and Islamophobic comments, including disparaging non-white football fans and mocking foreign-born families and women.
- President Donald Trump responded by calling Rove a “stone cold loser” with “Trump Derangement Syndrome” for refusing to back French.
- Rove argued the Republican Party is increasingly dominated by bigoted figures and called for a "cleaning" of the GOP, emphasizing the importance of the Texas Railroad Commission in regulating the state's oil and gas industry.
- Rove, a key architect of George W. Bush’s presidential victories, stated this is only the second time he will vote for a Democrat, highlighting his strong disapproval of the current GOP trajectory.
