Why these Texas Republicans say they won't vote for Gov. Greg Abbott
The intraparty knock against Abbott comes in spite of his endorsement from Donald Trump and on the heels of what he’s celebrated as one of the most conservative legislative sessions in modern Texas history
MORGAN O'HANLON,
The Texas Tribune
Feb. 3, 2022
Audience members say the pledge of allegiance during a Republican governor candidate forum Jan. 19, 2022 at the Hilton College Station & Conference Center in College Station.
Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune
At a Donald Trump rally in Conroe last week, Gov. Greg Abbott took the stage ahead of the former president to speak to crowds of conservatives waving American flags.
The governor was booed. Not by the whole crowd, but loudly enough by a group of Trump supporters, members of his own party, that it was distinctly audible to those watching livestreams of the event.
These are some of the Texans who Abbott has lost over complaints that he is not doing enough to deliver on conservative values. Those discontented Republicans are backing Abbott’s opponents this primary season, hoping for a fresh face to take on Democratic frontrunner Beto O’Rourke.
Abbott’s leading primary opponents are Allen West, previously a Florida congressman and a recent Texas GOP state chair, and Don Huffines, a former state senator, who are both running further to the right of Abbott. They tout policy proposals including the total shutdown of the border and the elimination of property taxes, while mercilessly attacking the governor for his handling of the pandemic. Those two, along with others from the roster of seven Abbott challengers on the March ballot, often campaign together as a united, and somewhat interchangeable, alternative to the two-term governor.
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