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Mon Oct 6, 2014, 01:43 AM Oct 2014

Davis stump speech: Education, education, education

HOUSTON — Wendy Davis focused overwhelmingly on education on the stump Sunday with Asian-American donors and supporters here as her gubernatorial campaign entered its final month.

More than half of the words uttered by Davis in her 15 minutes of remarks at a Vietnamese restaurant explained how she protested previous cuts to public education and how her platform differs from that of Greg Abbott, her Republican opponent who leads in the polls. Davis spent just a few minutes addressing other policy goals that have defined her campaign, such as wanting to expand Medicaid, equalize pay between genders and raise minimum wage.

“If we expect that we’re going to get something different out of Greg Abbott than we’ve seen out of the last 20 years of Republican administration that has shown a continued devaluation of our public education system, we’re fooling ourselves,” Davis said.

Davis has similarly chosen education as her signature issue on the airwaves, releasing an education-themed television spot Tuesday. Education may be an issue that can mobilize suburban women, a key demographic who could tip the scales if the election tightens. It is also an issue that tends to resonate with the Asian voters that Davis spoke to here Sunday.

Read more: http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2014/10/davis-stump-speech-education-education-education/

[font color=green]I hope that the Houston Chronicle isn't using that headline to dismissively portray Wendy Davis as Jan Brady saying, "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha."[/font]

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