Abortion Queen Wendy Davis: "I'm in"

OK Politechs ^ | 9/27/13 | Charles M. Phipps

[OKCharles]

The abortion queen says she's in. Texas State Senator Wendy Davis has begun telling prominent Democrats in the state that she will be running for Governor next year. She will likely be up against Republican Greg Abbott, currently the Texas attorney general. Until a few months ago I had never heard of Davis. But, as Tom Dart wrote for The Guardian, "The state senator from Fort Worth became an overnight celebrity in June, as a result of her 11-hour filibuster against restrictive new abortion legislation." Being reelected in 2012, her term as Senator would ordinarily not be up until 2016, but earlier this year the Texas senators drew for terms in a post-redistricting, once a decade process and Davis drew a two year term. If she loses the gubernatorial election next year she will not have a Senate term to complete.

Her voting record as Senator is largely unknown outside of Texas, except of course for the abortion bill. Mark P. Jones, Chairman of Political Science at Rice University examined the voting records of all the senators and found hers to be fourth most liberal senator out of the 23 senators who served in all three time periods examined and the eight who served in two of them. Her signature accomplishment is most certainly the filibuster she mounted to block Senate Bill 5 this past June. Senate Bill 5 bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, requires abortion clinics to meet the same standards that hospital-style surgical centers do, and mandates that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Davis spoke for eleven hours and did manage to keep the bill from being voted on before the session was over by statute. Liberals and feminists groups were ready to erect statues in her honor. But, Governor Rick Perry added the bill to those being considered by a special session, where it was passed and then signed into law by Perry. As a writer for National Review Online put it, "Wendy Davis won the battle, but Rick Perry won the war."

Aside from her temporary success at stopping the abortion bill, I have not found any article touting her accomplishments in office. Were it not for her filibuster I doubt she would have been prompted to run for Governor. Apparently, trying to make it remain possible for women in Texas to have abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is something the left holds dear enough to want to elevate this woman to the Governor's office of the second most populous state in the nation. Abortion is sacrosanct and all other issues are secondary. One thing is for sure, none of Davis's campaign literature will contain the phrase, "For the children."

[GeronL]

Yes they do

[PMAS]

She should be called the “Late Term Abortion Queen”

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We don’t go blue unless our election integrity laws are struck down. Why do you think Texas has been under such a vicious attack by Holder and Obama for our voter I.D. laws, that many other states have with no problem? They are targeting us for our size, and once they get a foothold, all laws ensuring even an iota of election integrity are out the window.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

What a hero she is! Yes we need more Kermit Gosnells! What a sick bitch.

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And she pretend to know nothing about Kermit Gosnell. She’s not only sick, but utterly deceitful.

[WilliamRobert]

I guess we will be having lamb for dinner here in Texas sacrificial lamb. Davis is toast she is an empty skirt propped up by the national party idiots and outside money.

[Dutch Boy]

That should be the tactic for every one of these socialists. Crush them early, crush them hard, crush them often. Once they get a foothold they will be difficult to stop. Just look at how the NY GOP handled Schumer and Clinton. We are stuck with them forever now.

[ealgeone]

I caution us not to underestimate this woman. We may think she’s a baby murdering idiot but a lot of people will like her.

Never underestimate your opponent.

[fwdude]

I caution us not to underestimate this woman. We may think she’s a baby murdering idiot but a lot of people will like her.

Not nearly enough. But again, I fear the dead rising (both Dems and Repubs) to vote for her.

[thestob]

in a non-presidential election year, she probably doesn’t have a chance...2018, if they push amnesty through, you’re looking at Governor Castro...fml

[ZOOKER]

Don't underestimate her chances.
As the "Abortion Queen" of Texas she will have access to a lot of campaign funds, including money from the DNC, NOW, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and any left-leaning womyn's group in the state.
If polls indicate she has any chance at all, she'll get lots of $ from the national chapters of these same groups. Rich 'Rats like Bloomberg will probably throw in too.
After the puppy-dog media gives her a boost just because of the (D) after her name, it won't be a cake walk for her opponent.

[Huskrrrr]

[isthisnickcool]

She has about as much chance becoming Gov as we do seeing Obama’s school work product.

[fwdude]

She should be called the “Late Term Abortion Queen”

I just call her "Mrs. Gosnell."

[GoCards]

Okay let me warn everyone here and I know you don’t want to hear it or believe it but that woman can win here. We (Texans) need to be very engaged. For me, honestly, not a huge fan of Abbott. Wish we had a Cruz like guy running.

[GoCards]

We call her abortion barbie

[Marcella]

You signed up 5 days ago. Are you a Wendy Davis supporter to put this article on to get her name on Free Republic? Really dumb move if you did. I expect some of us will be watching your posts.

Oh, I just looked at your posts - you have already ticked off humblegunner. You are likely living on borrowed time here.

You don’t say on your page here which state you are from. However, one post of yours says you are from Oklahoma. Is that the truth? If you actually are in Oklahoma, why would you post anything about this abortion queen in Texas except to try to cause trouble and get this sorry woman’s name on here?

[Paine in the Neck]

Posted in comments at Legal Insurrection:

Musson | September 27, 2013 at 9:26 am

“Abortion Barbie because: Klaus Barbie was already taken.”

[Marcella]

See my post 37 and he hasn’t posted since he put this article on here.

[OKCharles]

LOL!!!!!!!!