Texas nominees' racist, vulgar remarks receive mixed GOP reaction
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Republicans have condemned, sidestepped or continued to support two Texas GOP nominees after one's racist post this weekend about students of color and another's years of vulgar comments about women sparked backlash.The big picture: In a fiercely heated midterm election, some candidates' racist, sexist and crude material online hasn't always been enough to cost them their party's support.Warning: This story includes crude, sexually explicit language that may disturb some readers.Driving the news: House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked Sunday on CNN about vulgar comments Brandon Herrera, a YouTub
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