Wendy Davis opens first Rio Grande Valley office

[TexasTowelie]

McALLEN — The Democratic candidate for governor opened her first office in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday night with harsh words for her Republican opponent, complimentary ones for the region and a few ideas for the future of Texas.

It took state Sen. Wendy Davis one minute and 39 seconds of her speech commemorating the opening of a campaign headquarters in a storefront on North Ware Road to first mention Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott. She continued a line of attack her campaign has used in recent days that Abbott let his supporters “pilfer” millions of dollars from a state cancer research agency.

Then she pivoted to attacks on Abbott’s positions on equal pay for women, voting rights for minorities, education funding and his comments earlier this year that the political corruption in the Valley was similar to “third-world country practices.”

“You know what? I’m fed up with people not telling the whole story about the Valley,” she said. “I’m sick of them ignoring the fact that our border cities are among the safest in this state.”

More at http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/valley/article_a099d376-daed-11e3-b7ee-0017a43b2370.html .

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[napi21]

1. How is Wendy being received in Texas statewide?

I lived in Tx. for 12 years. Moved there during Ann Richards last year in office. I suffered through GWB and his insane ideas which Tx. & the nation suffer from through today! I'd LOVE to see Wendy win the governorship. Do you think she has a decent chance?

[TexasTowelie]

2. It's kind of difficult to pin down.

I think she has a chance if she picks up the momentum in the next couple of months. I think that a lot of the conservatives view her as "Abortion Barbie" and it will be difficult to make inroads with that group. If she can get voter turnout in other key demographic groups (Hispanics, women, young people) then she does stand a chance.

I don't hear anyone gushing about Greg Abbott either so I think it is too early in the process for many to make a decision. However, like most campaigns it will probably boil down to which candidate can produce more negative portrayals of their opponent. If we get stuck with Greg Abbott, I am scared that we will have to put up with him for at least two terms since Texans don't like change and the demographics are not projected to swing until about 2022.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

3. It's nice to see Wendy in the news.