[Wallace T.]

Abbott has a challenger, Don Huffines, a solid conservative. During the pandemic, Abbott's record was shameful and more on a par with RINO governors like Mike DeWine of Ohio, where COVID restrictions were moderately harsh rather than Ron DeSantis, who refused to lock down Florida. When combined with the dismal performance by the Republican led, but RINO-Democrat controlled legislature, which passed little in the way of the sort of conservative legislation that states like Florida and Tennessee passed. Dan Patrick, the former talk show host who serves as Lieutenant Governor, has excellent conservative rhetoric but little action. It has been alleged in conservative media that Abbott and Patrick dragged their feet on matters such as transgenders playing in sports not of their birth sex or sexual mutilation of minors.

As a result, many Texas conservatives are sick and tired of the pro-freedom rhetoric and statist policies of the GOP establishment. I doubt Trump is familiar with the details of Texas politics, so I will give him a pass on his endorsement of Abbott.

[Jane Long]

“No Governor has done more to secure the Border and keep our communities safe than Governor Abbott”....

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Well, the only other ‘border state’ Govs are lib NM, CA and AZ Govs. So, that is a low bar, Mr President.

And, these folks would beg to differ....

https://www.facebook.com/groups/txbordercitizensfortruth/

[Texas resident]

I heard Huffines on a radio interview last week.

Sounds like a good leader.

Hat tip to the Michael Berry Show.

[beancounter13]

Trump’s biggest downfall is his inability to pick good people.

I am supporting Huffines.

[NELSON111]

So - basically - Abbott is a lot like Trump - “I shut it down” (Axios interview). Both Trump and Abbott “shut it down.” They are two peas in a pod - neither of them are true hard core conservatives - hence the endorsement.