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5. According to HuffPo Attorney General Abbott

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 04:28 PM

Oct 2013

Her likely opponent would be current GOP frontrunner, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who has a war chest close to $25 million. The election is in November 2014.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/03/wendy-davis-announcement_n_4035593.html

another idiot puke
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/29/greg-abbott-voter-fraud-obamacare_n_4012760.html

“Without voter fraud, Obamacare would not exist,” Abbott said.

Abbott, who launched his 2014 bid for Texas governor in mid-June, has been a leading force behind the state's voter ID law. Immediately after the Supreme Court ruled that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional, Abbott announced that Texas was moving forward with its strict legislation.

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Link:Wendy Davis to announce gubernatorial run. Sen Davis on NOW [View all] cal04 Oct 2013 OP

Awesome! They're playing a cover of James Brown's "I Feel Good"!!! longship Oct 2013 #1

Good timing. libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

Do we know what tea baggy idiot the repubs will be propping up against her? n/t meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #3

According to HuffPo Attorney General Abbott cal04 Oct 2013 #5

Abbott is vile. He said horrible things about Davis when she filibustered. Avalux Oct 2013 #8

Nothing happening here. longship Oct 2013 #4

I hope she somehow features or appoints or includes the Castro twins. They are the polar opposite libdem4life Oct 2013 #6

OK where the heck is Wendy??? kalli007 Oct 2013 #7

Wasn't there a posting yesterday saying she would run for the Senate? 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #9

Link no longer works. longship Oct 2013 #10

try this one cal04 Oct 2013 #11

Time for Scary Perry to head out to pasture Roland99 Oct 2013 #12

Perry is not running in 2014, so he is leaving anyway. n/t Tx4obama Oct 2013 #14

Well, send him off in to the sunset sooner! Roland99 Oct 2013 #15

Here's a live-stream link that is working Tx4obama Oct 2013 #13

Her Facebook page just posted this- Starry Messenger Oct 2013 #16