Democrat Matthew Dowd ends campaign for Texas lieutenant governor

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Matthew Dowd, a former George W. Bush political strategist who had launched a bid to be the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022, ended his campaign Tuesday, six days before the candidate filing deadline.In a statement, Dowd, who is white, said he was dropping out of the race to make way for a more diverse field of candidates."When I first announced, the only other candidate was a white male Christian," Dowd said, referring to fellow Democratic c