Top Latino group launches Texas ad: 'Abbott abandoned us'

A top Latino voting rights group on Friday launched a scathing ad attacking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) timed to land on the day of a crucial gubernatorial debate between Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.

Mi Familia Vota, a national group that promotes Latino voter participation, will run the ad multiple times Friday on cable news in the Rio Grande Valley and Austin, with the tagline “Abbott nos abandonó” — Abbott abandoned us.

“Governor Greg Abbott’s leadership and policy priorities have harmed the Latino community in Texas. His rhetoric and policy choices are contributing to continued targeted attacks on the Latino community, the passage of voter suppression bills, a lack of Medicaid expansion during a pandemic, and constant anti-immigrant rhetoric from our state leadership,” said Héctor Sánchez Barba, executive director and CEO of Mi Familia Vota.


https://thehill.com/latino/3668484-top-latino-group-launches-texas-ad-abbot-abandoned-us/