Dem Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Bows Out of Race so He Does Not Get ‘In the Way of Greater Diversity’
Democrat Matthew Dowd says he is ending his bid for Texas lieutenant governor now that a “diverse field” of candidates is “emerging.” In a statement on Tuesday, Dowd, a former Republican strategist and political…
Democrat Matthew Dowd says he is ending his bid for Texas lieutenant governor now that a “diverse field” of candidates is “emerging.”
In a statement on Tuesday, Dowd, a former Republican strategist and political analyst, noted that he penned a column in 2018 urging “white male Christians” to “step back and give others room to lead.”
In the column, he wrote, “Instead of waiting for the diverse population of America to keep pushing and prodding, I would humbly suggest that we as white male Christians take it upon ourselves to step back and give more people who don’t look like us access to the levers of now.”
Now, Dowd says he is following through on his call for white male candidates to step back.
“I have always strived to be a person of integrity by living the values I espouse. Sometimes I fall short, but each day I make every attempt to be the person I want to see in the mirror,” he wrote.
He continued, “To that end, I have decided to step back, not file in the Democratic primary, and end my campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas. When I first announced, the only other candidate was a white male Christian. A diverse field is now emerging in the Democratic primary for this office. I do not want to be the one who stands in the way of the greater diversity we need in Politics.”
Finally, Dowd stated that he is “not dropping out of Politics” and “will continue to speak out on democracy.”
Read the statement below:
https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd/status/1468289518893682688