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Wendy Davis Hits Greg Abbott With a Wheelchair Ad – Video

Ezra Grant — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:58:16 +0000

This ad has caused some controversy with some people saying that it was done in poor taste considering the fact that her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, is wheelchair bound. But for what’s it’s worth, I agree with this ad and the purpose it serves. Although the optics may be debatable, the facts presented in the […]

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Texas Poll – Greg Abbott Holds a 12 Point Lead Over Wendy Davis

Ezra Grant — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:30:18 +0000

A new poll conducted by the University of Texas/Texas Tribune, finds that despite his well known association with nutjob Ted Nugent, Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Wendy Davis by 12 percentage points in the race for governor. That result is close to the 11-point spread, also in Abbott’s favor, in the February UT/TT Poll. In […]

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Wendy Davis Becomes Second Female Gubernatorial Nominee in Texas

Ezra Grant — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:38:25 +0000

Democrat Wendy Davis has become the first female gubernatorial nominee in Texas since former Gov. Ann Richards. The Fort Worth state senator formally clinched her party’s nomination Tuesday night. She headlines a Democratic ticket that in November will seek the party’s first statewide victory since 1994, which was also Richards’ last year in office. Neither […]

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Wendy Davis Slams Both Ted Nugent and Greg Abbott in New Ad

Ezra Grant — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:33:03 +0000

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Wendy Davis’ Daughters Defend Their Mother in Open Letters

Ezra Grant — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:39:16 +0000

Republicans have found an opening. They, like vultures, are zoning in on a little discrepancy in Davis’ story and as far as they’re concerned, this little discrepancy is enough to disqualify Wendy Davis from running for governor in Texas. The discrepancy? Davis has long said she first took a job at 14 to help support […]

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Wendy Davis to GOP: “Get Out of the Vagina Business…” – PIC

Ezra Grant — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:13:04 +0000

If I lived in Texas, that statement alone would be all I need to vote for Davis in the upcoming elections. Presently in the Texas Senate, Davis gained national recognition when on June 25, 2013, she began an 11 hour filibuster to block Senate Bill 5, a bill written by Republicans to create new abortion […]

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Someone Fire-Bombed Wendy Davis’ Office

Ezra Grant — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:01:20 +0000

NOTE: This story was originally published in 2012 At least two fire bombs were thrown at the Fort Worth office of state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) on Tuesday night, according to the Star Telegram. Davis was not in her office at the time, but some staff members were present. They used a fire extinguisher to […]

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Democrat Wendy Davis Marathon Filibuster for Women’s Rights in Texas

Ezra Grant — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:06:02 +0000

Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that would impose stringent new abortion restrictions across the nation’s second-most populous state. Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth began the filibuster at 11:18 a.m. CDT […]

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