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[Mister Mets]

Until I saw that ad I had no idea Abbott was in a wheelchair.

This is one thing that makes the attention Davis has got a little bit strange.

Abbot has a compelling story (arguably more so since it's rarer for someone paralyzed to run for Governor), and he's much more likely to win.

[Mister Mets]

And now we get to spend these last weeks of campaign season discussing Wendy Davis' elective abortion.

Was just about to post this. Obviously she wasn't going to win, but it could have at least been somewhat close. Still, very sad that she had to make that decision.

I'm not sure on that point.

The parts of the book that have got the most attention (terminations of pregnancies for health reasons) are part of the public record. She's down enough in the polls that it could be worth trying to bait Republicans into saying something stupid.

[Mister Mets]

And now we get to spend these last weeks of campaign season discussing Wendy Davis' elective abortion.

Was just about to post this. Obviously she wasn't going to win, but it could have at least been somewhat close. Still, very sad that she had to make that decision.

I'm not sure on that point.

The parts of the book that have got the most attention (terminations of pregnancies for health reasons) are part of the public record. She's down enough in the polls that it could be worth trying to bait Republicans into saying something stupid.

I never heard about her having an abortion before this. Whether or not someone had an abortion is certainly not a part of the public record.

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This is disturbing because it implies Davis viewed a second-trimester fetus as a person and, by extension, chose to commit murder by ending that person's life.

I was under the impression she mentioned it during her filibuster.