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Texas Republicans Fail Character Test

Republicans across the board sticking with Trump even after lewd behavior
The video of Donald Trump made public on Friday is more than embarrassing or foolish, or even disrespectful.  It documents the crass and creepy boasts of a sexual predator. Trump bragged in sickening detail how he stalks, strong-arms and then sexually assaults women.  
 
So surely Texas Republican elected officials quickly condemned Trump and withdrew their support for his toxic campaign, right?
 
Actually, wrong.
 
Most Texas Republicans have said nothing publicly.  A few of them issued self-serving releases that treated Trump’s comments as though they were nothing more than poorly chosen words and not the expressions of a sexual predator.
 
The Texas Tribune tracked the sparse responses from Republicans, while noting that in North Texas it was Democratic State House challengers Victoria Neave (HD107) and Terry Meza (HD105) who stepped up and spoke up by calling on their opponents to denounce and rescind support for Donald Trump.  
 
Texas State House Republicans remain silent
GOP State Reps. Ken Sheets (HD107 – Dallas/Mesquite/Garland) and Rodney Anderson (HD105 – Grand Prairie/Irving) ignored calls by their opponents to cut ties with Trump. Other Republicans State House members in competitive races like Sarah Davis (HD134 – Houston), Rick Galindo (HD117 – San Antonio), Gilbert Pena (HD144 – Pasadena), and Cindy Burkett (HD113 – Dallas/Garland/Sunnyvalle) have stayed silent too.
 
Frightened Republicans refuse to take cover behind Kay Granger
The only prominent Texas Republican to act quickly and strongly was GOP Congresswoman Kay Granger (CD12 – Fort Worth).  Granger called on Trump to “remove himself from consideration” for President.
 
Granger’s courage was apparently not enough cover for other Texas Republicans.  Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, Ted Cruz, and John Cornyn all ducked the press before issuing self-serving releases that signal tolerance rather than disdain for Trump’s vile behavior. 

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