Abbott addresses education, personal attacks over phone after cancellation of Lubbock campaign stop
Gusty winds and brown skies prohibited Attorney General Greg Abbott’s plane from landing in Lubbock Tuesday where he was scheduled to present the second portion of his Educating Texans platform.
The cancellation led supporters of Abbott’s Democratic opponent in the gubernatorial race, Wendy Davis, to speculate he cancelled due to controversy. As attorney general, Abbott is representing the state in a lawsuit filed by school districts, including the Lubbock Independent School District, concerning inadequate school funding.
Davis supporters took to social media, making a play on words that Lubbock was too “Wendy” for Abbott, a Republican.
But Abbott made time for a phone interview with A-J Media from Abilene, where skies were clearer and he was able to make his next scheduled campaign stop. Abbott explained the sky was getting more and more orange as they flew closer to Lubbock for his 1:10 p.m. presentation at Lubbock High School, and what he thought to be a good ol’ fashioned West Texas dust storm turned into zero visibility, like a dense fog.
More at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-04-29/abbott-addresses-education-personal-attacks-over-phone-after-cancellation .
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