Posted on 10/24/2014 12:13:04 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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HOUSTON, Texas -- While State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis had previously distanced herself from President Obama, who currently has a low approval rating, the state senator openly embraced his big-government policies during a recent campaign stop. As Davis continues to trail her opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, in the polls, she has made desperate attempts to gain traction at the last minute.
"I have been very pleased and proud to have the support of my president," Davis announced at a get-out-the-vote event in the Houston area on Tuesday. She was attempting to appeal to African American voters, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Davis continued, "If you believe like I do, that it’s time to end this nonsense and stop spiting our president just to say no, then go and vote."
The state senator's recent statements mark a pivot in her campaign efforts; previously, Davis had refused to openly say if she supported the president.
During the first Governor's Debate, held in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, Abbott asked Davis, "Do you regret voting for Barack Obama?" The state senator did not answer the question, and instead simply laughed nervously....
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A temporary Senate appointment in TX is only for 6 months. There would be a special election in 2017 (May and June probably) were Cruz, unlikely as he is, to become president.
Just strong independent woman looking for ANOTHER sugar daddy.
LOL. Sorry, I wasn't clear. I was talking about the real Barbie. Mattel put her on the market in 1959.
Why not? They both support the barbaric act of late term abortion.
Did you know that Momma Sheehan got more votes against Nancy Pelosi than the all the other challengers, even the Republican candidate did in 2008?
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