Assclown Alert

Assclown Alert: Getting what you wish for with the Texas Republican Party

The Texas GOP bears responsibility for Brandon 'AK Guy' Herrera's surprise runoff with incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales.

By Sanford Nowlin

Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Although it's a pain in the ass to be an incumbent dragged into a runoff, it's a good bet U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales is feeling some serious schadenfreude as he watches top GOP elected officials line up behind him instead of his runoff opponent — a shambling mess of a candidate the Texas Republican Party helped create...

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Photo via UTSA Libraries Digital Collections
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