Abortion activist Wendy Davis, best known for filibustering a pro-life bill that would ban late-term abortions in Texas, was caught misrepresenting her bio by a Dallas newspaper.
Now, Davis has sent out a series of tweets attacking her pro-life opponent Greg Abbot and blaming her false statements about her background on him.
Two days ago, Abbott and his campaign sunk to a new low, making personal attacks on my family, my education, and my character. (1/4)
— Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) January 20, 2014
Attacks won’t work. Mine is the story of millions of Texas women who know the strength it takes when you’re young, alone and a mother. (2/4)
— Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) January 20, 2014
These attacks show that Greg Abbott’s completely out of touch with the struggles that I faced and so many Texans face. (3/4)
— Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) January 20, 2014
Like so many Texans, I’m proud of where I came from and proud of what I’ve been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. (4/4)
— Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) January 20, 2014
Davis might want to try again if she thinks Abbott has never faced any struggles.
At age 26, Abbott was struck by a falling oak tree that injured his back as he jogged by. He has used a wheelchair ever since and has become an eloquent pro-life advocate — speaking up for both the disabled and the unborn.The accident serves as a reminder that regardless of someone’s circumstances, he or she deserves a chance at life, Abbott has said.
“As I laid there motionless on the ground, gripped with pain, as helpless as a child in the womb, I knew my life had changed forever,” he said at the National Right to Life convention in June. “Some people think it’s easy to write off the lives of the disabled or the different. But every day, God reminds us that all life has value, no matter the form.”
Davis is going to have to do much better than these shallow attacks if she wants any chance of becoming the next governor Texas.