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Clayton Wheat "Claytie" Williams Jr. was an American businessman from Midland, Texas who ran for governor in 1990. Despite securing the Republican nomination and initially leading in the polls against Democratic challenger State Treasurer Ann Richards by twenty points, Williams ultimately lost the race.

During the campaign Williams cultivated an image of a cowboy figure who had risen from humble roots to become a powerful business tycoon. The image fared well with the public. However, Williams demonstrated a penchant for making poorly planned statements culminating in an off-color joke about rape that doomed his campaign.

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✵ 8. October 1931 – 14. February 2020

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Clayton Williams Quotes

“If it's inevitable, just relax and enjoy it.”

Clayton Williams

March 26, 1990, at his ranch ([Texas Candidate's Comment About Rape Causes a Furor, The New York Times, Associated Press, March 26, 1990, https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/26/us/texas-candidate-s-comment-about-rape-causes-a-furor.html]; [March 25, 1990, Williams' apologizes for comparing bad weather to rape, United Press International, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/03/25/Williams-apologizes-for-comparing-bad-weather-to-rape/2869638341200/]; [The New Republic, Five Other Politicians Who’ve Said Idiotic Things About Rape, Molly, Redden, August 19, 2012, https://newrepublic.com/article/106317/five-other-politicians-whove-said-idiotic-things-about-rape]; [Snopes, Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?, David, Mikkelson, February 27, 2014, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/personal-foul/])