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1/ Vickers “Vic” Cunningham, a former criminal district judge now in a runoff to be the sole Republican Dallas County commissioner, has acknowledged that in 2010 he set up a living trust with a clause rewarding his children if they marry a white person. dallasnews.com/news/dallas-co…
2/ “I strongly support traditional family values,” Cunningham said. “If you marry a person of the opposite sex that’s Caucasian, that’s Christian, they will get a distribution.” dallasnews.com/news/dallas-co…
3/ Amanda Tackett, a friend of Bill Cunningham’s who worked on Vic's 2006 campaign for district attorney, said she heard the former judge repeatedly use the n-word to insult black people behind their backs. dallasnews.com/news/dallas-co…
As a result, the Dallas Morning News editorial board is withdrawing its recommendation of Vickers Cunningham in the GOP runoff for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 2. dallasnews.com/opinion/editor…
New: The Dallas County Republican Party has rebuked Cunningham for what officials called his alleged "racist behavior and language." dallasnews.com/news/dallas-co…
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