Robert Morrow (local politician)
Robert "Rob" Morrow (born 1964/5[1]) is an author and local Republican politician in Texas. In March 2016, Morrow was elected chair of the Travis County Republican Party, defeating incumbent James Dickey with 55 percent of the vote.[2] He received national media coverage for his offensive comments and his erratic behavior on social media.[3] Esquire magazine compared Morrow to then–Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump as reflecting the "rampaging id" of the party.[4] Morrow stated that he planned to use his position "as a bully platform to educate and inform the American public about the criminals and vipers who have run both the Republican and Democratic parties".[5] He remarked that he would out the sexuality of conservatives with a record of anti-gay activism, saying that he "love[s] exposing these sexual hypocrites in the Republican Party".[6] On March 8, a week after his election, a meeting of the Travis County party voted to disavow Morrow. Morrow responded, "I'm going to do what I'm going to do."[5]
Morrow was previously noted for his activism against Hillary Clinton, which included co-authoring a book with political consultant Roger Stone, The Clintons' War on Women.[7] In a 2008 article on Morrow, the St. Petersburg Times described him as "devot[ing] his life to hating the Clintons and spreading wild, unsubstantiated allegations about them".[1]
Morrow grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and received a degree in history from Princeton University in 1987.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Some people just love to hate the Clintons". St. Petersburg Times. February 29, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Texas Republican ‘disaster': New county chair is conspiracy theorist who tweets suggestive photos of women". The Washington Post. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- 1 2 "Travis County's Robert Morrow: Political Outlier or More of the Same?". Houston Press. March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Somehow, Donald Trump Is Not the GOP's Greatest Embarrassment Right Now". Esquire. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- 1 2 "Rob Morrow Reacts After Travis County GOP Disavows Chairman-Elect". Time Warner Cable News. March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Texas County GOP Chair Has A Shocking Plan For Closeted Republicans". The Huffington Post. March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Anti-Clinton Author Robert Morrow Posted Bizarre Sexual Writings About Clintons, Wished Death On Hillary". Media Matters for America. September 3, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.