January 15, 2020      5:46 PM

Getting nasty: TV networks reject bid by Democrats to pull down GOP ads in Fort Bend special election runoff

Meantime, Gates’ campaign insists the Republican is up by at least 12 points in an internal poll; Markowitz camp says prove it: “release the poll”

FORT BEND COUNTY – In perhaps the most-watched race in Texas at the moment, Democrats on Wednesday demanded that cable stations in the Houston area stop running ads for Republican Gary Gates in which his campaign slams Democrat Eliz Markowitz for “false attacks” about alleged child abuse.

A third-party group called Forward Majority aired this TV ad centered on the allegations that were first leveled against Gates two decades ago. As Quorum Report readers who have followed Gates’ political career are aware, these same allegations have come up in conversations and attack ads every time every time he’s run for office over the years including unsuccessful bids for the Texas House, the Texas Senate, and the Railroad Commission. Those were all in GOP primaries or special elections against fellow Republicans.

Gates’ campaign responded with a TV ad of their own, featuring one of Gates’ children saying “shame on you Eliz Markowitz. You know your negative attacks are false.”

So yes, here we are: Only 15 days into January and we are covering “false attacks” about “false attacks.” It must be an even-numbered year in this state.

By Scott Braddock

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