October 20, 2014      6:21 PM
Some Arlington Republican leaders support Democratic Texas House candidate Cole Ballweg
Longtime Republicans say their party’s nominee Tony Tinderholt is “an extremist”
Note: This story has been updated with response from
the Tinderholt campaign – SB
After weeks of this kind
of talk simmering in North Texas, some local Republican leaders in Arlington
came out publicly and said they now support the Democrat running to replace
Rep. Diane Patrick. One of those
leaders includes Patrick’s husband, Ned
Patrick.
He and Republican
Arlington City Councilmen Charlie Parker
and Jimmy Bennett signed a letter of
support for Democrat Cole Ballweg over Tea Party Republican Tony Tinderholt. Also signing the letter
was former Arlington ISD Superintendent Mac Bernd. The letter surfaced over the weekend.
“We are supporting Cole Ballweg for Texas House District 94. Although we are all longtime Republicans, we
don’t care about his party affiliation,” the group wrote. “He is a good man and a successful local
business owner who cares about Arlington and is not driven by radical
ideology.”
But they did not stop at
their support for the Democrat. They also slammed their party's nominee.
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