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| Wendy Davis is running one of the nastiest campaign ads you will ever see | Wendy Davis is running one of the nastiest campaign ads you will ever see |
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| Wendy Davis is almost certainly not going to be the next governor of Texas. Apparently, though, she's willing to try just about anything to alter that reality. | Wendy Davis is almost certainly not going to be the next governor of Texas. Apparently, though, she's willing to try just about anything to alter that reality. |
| Witness her new ad that begins with this visual. | Witness her new ad that begins with this visual. |
| It goes on to attack wheelchair-bound state Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) for hypocrisy because, after suing and winning a large reward for the accident that caused his partial paralysis, he has opposed similar litigation as the state's top cop. | It goes on to attack wheelchair-bound state Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) for hypocrisy because, after suing and winning a large reward for the accident that caused his partial paralysis, he has opposed similar litigation as the state's top cop. |
| "A tree fell on Greg Abbott," the narrator says. "He sued and got millions. Since then, he's spent his career working against other victims." | "A tree fell on Greg Abbott," the narrator says. "He sued and got millions. Since then, he's spent his career working against other victims." |
| This ad is the sort of highly risky gambit you only see from a long-shot campaign. And, as often as not, these sorts of "Hail Marys" fail miserably. | |
| If if does backfire and Davis wants to run for office in the future, you can rest assured this one will stick with her. | If if does backfire and Davis wants to run for office in the future, you can rest assured this one will stick with her. |