Wendy Davis' Second TV Ad Focuses on Greg Abbott's Lack of Oversight of Cancer Research Center

[TexasTowelie]

Wendy Davis has launched her second tv ad in the 2014 race for governor of Texas. In the ad, Manuel Alvarado, a cancer survivor from Fort Worth, narrates his struggles of surviving and overcoming the deadly disease. He quickly pivots to Greg Abbott who was in charge of overseeing the state cancer research fund. Readers will recall the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has been under investigation for favoring services from those who were political donors to Governor Rick Perry. Many of those donors who had allegedly not been completely screened are now major donors to Greg Abbott.

The ad accuses Greg Abbott's donors of using their favorable political standing with the Attorney General to profit with funds which were meant to help find a cure for cancer. The ad further promotes the message that Greg Abbott has used his elected position to act as another powerful insider, only working to serve those who can afford access to him.

The ad is currently playing in multiple television markets across Texas.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15614/wendy-davis-second-tv-ad-focuses-on-greg-abbotts-lack-of-oversight-of-cancer-research-center

[Gothmog]

1. I have seen this ad on TV

It is a good ad

[christx30]

2. Greg Abbott has an ad

where his mother-in-law was endorsing him. Now, I respect Wendy for her strong stance on, well, everything. But I know a mother-in-law is hard to impress. So since Abbott's likes him, I'm very torn.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. I think the Koch Brothers bought her.

No other way would she say anything nice about the creep who stole her daughter.

[christx30]

4. yep. I agree totally. n/t

[lark]

7. How do you know she's not just another Texas Tea Partier?

If the daughter is dumb enough to marry that ass-hat, she could come from a family that promotes those lack of values.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. I would assume she is.

However, persons of her ilk are prone to delusions of adequacy, and she is likely therefore to see just about any asshat who would marry her daughter as unfit for her the girl.

[yallerdawg]

5. Decisions, decisions.

The "mother-in-law" endorsement.

Another good candidate question - "If your mother-in-law drove your new car off a cliff, how would you feel?"

[lark]

6. Are you missing a "sarcasm" smilie?

Or are you really serious? Hoping this is a joke.

[yallerdawg]

8. It's a very old joke. Henny Youngman-era.

You can't possibly think the mother-in-law endorsement is serious?

[lark]

10. Crazy often begets crazy.

It could be true?

[christx30]

12. I was hoping that the absurbity

of my comment would be enough of a sarcasm smilie. "Well, I hate the guy. But his mother-in-law likes him. So he must be a good guy."
Of course I'm going to vote for Wendy. I just thought an endorsement from his mother-in-law was hilarious.

[lark]

14. Good

Thanks for the clarification. Sorry, I tend to be very literal so sometimes not sure of the posters real intentions.

[yallerdawg]

11. And this ad is tied to the indictment of Perry.

If Perry goes down, so would Abbott.

Hardball in Texas. Go Wendy!

[They_Live]

13. K & R

I hope Wendy makes something of the 5 million that BP gave Perry (and Abbott knew about) in 2010 after the Deepdoodoo Horizon death of the Gulf, but they failed to mention the money to the TX legislature until 2014.