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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWendy Davis's New Ad Seeks To Tie Opponent To Rick Perry Indictment
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/wendy-davis-greg-abbott-rick-perry-cancer-prevention-and-research-instituteWendy Davis's gubernatorial campaign released a new ad Monday attacking Republican opponent Attorney General Greg Abbott over oversight of a Texas cancer research center the same cancer research center that's at the heart of the indictment targeting Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R).
The ad "Manuel" features cancer survivor Manuel Alvarado describing how Abbott mishandled oversight of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) while he was part of the office's oversight committee. Abbott, the ad argues, "was charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors to take tens of millions in taxpayer dollars without proper oversight."
"I pray that Greg Abbott never becomes our governor," Alvarado said in the ad.
The CPRIT part is how the ad also links to Perry. The CPRIT was the target of a probe by the public integrity unit run by Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg (D) after the cancer center was awarded millions of dollars for projects that had allegedly not been completely screened, according to The Wall Street Journal. Democrats argue that Perry vetoed funding of Lehmberg's office in response to the public integrity unit investigating the CPRIT. And it is this veto threat that led to Perry's indictment earlier this month.
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Wendy Davis's New Ad Seeks To Tie Opponent To Rick Perry Indictment (Original Post)
cal04
Aug 2014
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Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)2. Is she still down in the polls
or has she gained some ground?
cal04
(41,505 posts)3. The TPM Polltracker average gives Abbott an 8-point lead over Davis.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)4. Pretty close to what it was
6 months ago. Too bad, she's a real firebrand, but then again it is Texas, so what are you gonna do?
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)5. The advertisements just started.
Hopefully she can pull it up. She's got my vote.
Gothmog
(145,264 posts)6. This will be fun to watch
Greg is dirty and has done a great deal to benefit his donors. This fits into that pattern