Wendy Davis Response Email On Her Character Being Attacked [View all]
As our campaign has gained momentum, our opponents have gotten more and more desperate. But now theyve stooped to a new low by attacking my family, my education, and my personal story playing politics with the journey that has been my life.
Mine is a story about a teenage single mother who struggled to keep her young family afloat. Its a story about a young woman who was given a precious opportunity to work her way up in the world. Its a story about resiliency, and sacrifice, and perseverance.
And youre damn right its a true story.
Throughout this campaign, Ive shared that story not because its unique, but because it isnt.
The story of my life is also the story of millions of single mothers who feel alone in the world, millions of young dreamers searching for their chance to become something more than what they were born into, millions of families all across Texas who would sacrifice everything to give their children a better future.
Its those stories your stories that drive my campaign. But Greg Abbott and his allies dont want to hear them. They dont have anything to offer Texans who find themselves in the same difficult situation I was in when I was young. They would slam the doors I walked through and pull up the ladders I was lucky to be able to climb.
And now, instead of offering real ideas to improve your life, theyre attacking mine.
It wont work. The only thing Greg Abbott and his allies have proved with these desperate attacks is that they dont understand what it means to live a life like mine a life like that of so many people all across our state.
They dont know me and, whats more important, they dont know you.
Im not surprised that the Abbott campaign would resort to attacking the story of a single mother who worked hard to get ahead.
And Im not afraid of their false attacks I developed thick skin long before anyone knew my name.
What I am is deeply proud of the life Ive built and the daughters Ive raised and deeply grateful to the many, many people who have shared their stories and offered their support as Ive traveled our state.
No false attack can take away my story. And no sleazy political trick will stop me from giving voice to yours.
Your stories are why Im running for Governor. And together, I know well make sure that the Texas we leave to our children is a place where every young mother can build a better life for her child. . . where every family can work their way up the economic ladder. . . where every Texan can achieve their dreams and live out their own success story.
Together, well break through these attacks, win this election, and make Texas even greater.
Wendy
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