Posted on 09/19/2013 5:42:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
As Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) inches right up to the edge of declaring her intention to run for governor, both she and her supporters know she needs two things to have a serious shot at the post: tens of millions of dollars, and broad policy platform that transcends the issue of abortion.
When she sent an e-mail to her supporters Wednesday morning, Davis — who garnered national attention this summer for fighting a sweeping antiabortion bill in her state — wrote she will be “answering the question” of what’s next for her career on Oct. 3. But before making her formal announcement, she posed a question of her own: “Do you have any friends or family who would like to be among the first to know?”
In other words, Davis is working to develop a national fundraising network before formally launching her bid. Davis has raised money in Washington, D.C. as well as her home state, and according to Texas state records had received just over $1 million by the end of June. That puts her far behind Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is eyeing the post and has amassed a $20 million war chest.....
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I hope you are wrong. It may turn Blue, but Red Texans will fight to the end. I am already hearing pro-Republican radio ads on talk radio, so they’re not ignoring the possibility of change. We’ll see how it turns out...
Political parties are not going to save Texas. The only way to save Texas, and all of the other border states, is to put US sovereignty first, and everybody else, last. But that won’t happen, as long as there’s cheap, plentiful, and easily exploitable labor to utilize from the south.
Abortion Barbie has some really ugly warts.
Sit down and shut up. Go away. Get lost. Disappear from public life.
That is what she needs to do.
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