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Has Texas Turned on Greg Abbott?
Abbott is an asshole. Abbot was an toxic tort defense attorney who bragged about cheating widows and orphans out what was due to them. Abbott was helped in his first race by the Texas voter suppression law during the one election cycle where that law was in effect without court ordered changes. Greg got more votes than Perry but Wendy Davis got less votes than Bill White (a good man but a very boring man)
In 2018 the Texas Democratic Party was unable to recruit a strong candidate and so Greg ran against a very weak candidate. The party tried to get one of the Castro brothers to run but they each refused and in the process burned some bridges in the party.
It now appears that Texas has turned on Greg Abbott
Link to tweet
https://www.newsweek.com/has-texas-turned-greg-abbott-1711411
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was met with boos and jeers when he arrived in Uvalde on Sunday, days after the deadliest school shooting in the state's history.
"We need change, governor," a man can be heard shouting in a video of the moment that has since gone viral.
Abbott, a Republican, has faced heavy criticism since an 18-year-old gunman with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire inside Robb Elementary School on May 24, killing 19 children and two teachers.
Abbott skipped a National Rifle Association's convention in Houston and headed to Uvalde amid mounting criticism for loosening gun laws after Texas experienced a string of mass shootings in recent years.
"We need change, governor," a man can be heard shouting in a video of the moment that has since gone viral.
Abbott, a Republican, has faced heavy criticism since an 18-year-old gunman with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire inside Robb Elementary School on May 24, killing 19 children and two teachers.
Abbott skipped a National Rifle Association's convention in Houston and headed to Uvalde amid mounting criticism for loosening gun laws after Texas experienced a string of mass shootings in recent years.
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