{"id":2662864,"date":"2026-09-16T23:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karl-rove-outlines-his-case-against-bo-french-gops-stables-need-a-cleaning\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T23:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:40:06","slug":"karl-rove-outlines-his-case-against-bo-french-gops-stables-need-a-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karl-rove-outlines-his-case-against-bo-french-gops-stables-need-a-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Rove outlines his case against Bo French: &#8216;GOP\u2019s stables need a cleaning&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkarl-rove-outlines-his-case-against-bo-french-gops-stables-need-a-cleaning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2662864&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Karl Rove, a GOP consultant and former Bush adviser, announced he would vote for a Democrat running against Bo French, a controversial Republican candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission. Rove criticized French for posting a racist image celebrating a University of Texas victory and called him a bigot, accusing him of making racist remarks against Hispanics, women, and non-Christians. Rove expressed disappointment that french\u2019s behavior damages the republican party and stated he would vote for French\u2019s opponent, Jon Rosenthal, marking only the second time he has supported a Democrat. Rove also highlighted Texas\u2019s political transformation from blue too red, crediting candidates who embraced the state&#8217;s diversity. Following French\u2019s offensive social media posts, Rove discussed the matter privately, and it drew criticism from other political figures. President donald Trump publicly condemned Rove, labeling him a \u201cRINO\u201d and criticizing his stance, while Trump expressed his own political ambitions and dismissed Rove\u2019s influence on the Republican Party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP consultant and former Bush adviser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karl-rove\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"131\">Karl Rove<\/a> explained his decision to vote for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"475\">Democrat<\/a> running against Bo French, the Republican nominee for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Railroad Commission, marking the second time he has voted for a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rove had called French a \u201cbigot\u201d days earlier for posting a picture of seemingly Asian American and Hispanic students celebrating in the stands of the University of Texas at Austin\u2019s football stadium during Saturday night\u2019s victory against Ohio State. 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<\/script>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Republican had expressed that decision behind closed doors but made his message clear in an op-ed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/why-im-voting-for-a-texas-democrat-4c835d2d?st=ij1CtX\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/why-im-voting-for-a-texas-democrat-4c835d2d?st=ij1CtX\">published in the<\/a> <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. In his piece, Rove said French represents a growing number of \u201cbigoted advocates of \u2018Heritage America.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese people are diminishing the Republican Party, not building it,\u201d Rove said. \u201cI\u2019ll have no part of it. This November, I\u2019ll vote for only the second Democrat in my life. The first was Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock in 1994, because I thought he would work with Republicans. The second will be Mr. French\u2019s opponent, Jon Rosenthal. The GOP\u2019s stables need a cleaning. This is a good place to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rove said French\u2019s choosing to mark UT\u2019s win with \u201craw, uncut bigotry\u201d is just one example in which he has made racist remarks against Hispanics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French has made controversial comments about women and non-Christians as well, according to Rove. The former Bush adviser said that while serving as Tarrant County Republican chairman, French posted a poll to X asking if \u201cJews\u201d or \u201cMuslims\u201d were a bigger threat to America. The post was met with fierce opposition from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who called for French to resign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rove recalled his move to Texas in the 1970s, saying, \u201cThe state was so blue that you could almost hold a GOP state convention in a phone booth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRepublicans turned Texas red by fielding candidates who understood the strength of our state\u2019s diverse population and welcomed voters who shared our conservative values,\u201d Rove said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the fallout of French\u2019s social media post, Rove spoke to colleagues at a closed-door meeting about French\u2019s post, reported by the <em>Texas Tribune<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4725405\/paxton-talarico-spar-racial-post-texas\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4725405\/paxton-talarico-spar-racial-post-texas\/\">PAXTON AND JAMES TALARICO SPAR OVER RACIALLY CHARGED POST ABOUT TEXAS COLLEGE STUDENTS <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump then took to Truth Social to scrutinize Rove, calling him a \u201cRepublican in name only.\u201d Rove had appeared on Fox News before Trump\u2019s post and broke down the president\u2019s plan to hand out $5,000 dividends to adult Americans if the GOP maintains its majority in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKarl Rove is so bad for the Republican Party, and completely wrong so often. 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